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SCRUTINIZED
Definition of SCRUTINIZED
verb
simple past and past participle of scrutinize
verb
To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
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Word DNA
SCRUTINIZED inherits its ancestry from its root, SCRUTINY.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,293)
How it is built
Same root, SCRUTINY · 9 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCRUTINIZED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 68, 27 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 91 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCRUTINIZED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEIINRSTUZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start SCRUTIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found SCRUTINIZED?
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