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SHARPENED
Definition of SHARPENED
adjective
Having a sharp point or edge.
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Word DNA
SHARPENED inherits its ancestry from its root, SHARPEN.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,182)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SHARPEN · 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.
SHARPENED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 101 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHARPENED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHNPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SHARPE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHARPENED?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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