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SICKENED
Definition of SICKENED
adjective
Disgusted or revolted.
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Word DNA
SICKENED inherits its ancestry from its root, SICKEN.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (4,883)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SICKEN · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SICKENED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
SICKENED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIKNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SICKEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SICKENED?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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