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SMUTTED
Definition of SMUTTED
verb
simple past and past participle of smut
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Word DNA
SMUTTED inherits its ancestry from its root, SMUT.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.1%
of traced words share this origin (4,779)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SMUT · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German, Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SMUTTED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SMUTTED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEMSTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found SMUTTED?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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