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QUAVERED
Definition of QUAVERED
verb
simple past and past participle of quaver
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Another sense
QUAVERED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of quaver.
Word DNA
QUAVERED inherits its ancestry from its root, QUAVER.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,183)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, QUAVER · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
QUAVERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 78 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
QUAVERED starts with Q and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEQRUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start QUAVER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found QUAVERED?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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