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SLATHERED
Definition of SLATHERED
verb
simple past and past participle of slather
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Word DNA
SLATHERED inherits its ancestry from its root, SLATHER.
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (900)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SLATHER · 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.
SLATHERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SLATHERED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHLRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SLATHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found SLATHERED?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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