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SEALED
Definition of SEALED
verb
simple past and past participle of seal
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Word DNA
SEALED inherits its ancestry from its root, SEAL.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,191)
How it is built
Same root, SEAL · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, Scots.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SEALED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 57 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SEALED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEELS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found SEALED?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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