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SEMAPHORED
Definition of SEMAPHORED
verb
simple past and past participle of semaphore
noun
Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.
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Word DNA
SEMAPHORED inherits its ancestry from its root, SEMAPHORE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,702)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SEMAPHORE · 2 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.
SEMAPHORED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SEMAPHORED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHMOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SEMAPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SEMAPHORED?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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