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SLAUGHTERED
Definition of SLAUGHTERED
verb
simple past and past participle of slaughter
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Word DNA
SLAUGHTERED inherits its ancestry from its root, SLAUGHTER.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.4%
of traced words share this origin (970)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SLAUGHTER · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Finnish, Proto-Indo-European.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SLAUGHTERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 80 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SLAUGHTERED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEGHLRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SLAUGHT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found SLAUGHTERED?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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