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PULVERISED
Definition of PULVERISED
verb
simple past and past participle of pulverise
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Word DNA
PULVERISED inherits its ancestry from its root, PULVERISE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,478)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PULVERISE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PULVERISED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 208 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 5, 26 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 5, 26 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PULVERISED starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEILPRSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PULVER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 5
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OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 5 - and most players walked straight past it.
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