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SEPARATED
Definition of SEPARATED
adjective
Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.
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Word DNA
SEPARATED inherits its ancestry from its root, SEPARATE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,201)
How it is built
Same root, SEPARATE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
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.
SEPARATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First found by a player on Day 53, 12 July 2026.
Built from these letters
SEPARATED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AADEEPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SEPARA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found SEPARATED?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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