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SCUMBLED
Definition of SCUMBLED
verb
simple past and past participle of scumble
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Word DNA
SCUMBLED inherits its ancestry from its root, SCUMBLE.
How it is built
Same root, SCUMBLE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCUMBLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCUMBLED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BCDELMSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SCUMBL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found SCUMBLED?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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