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SPOORED
Definition of SPOORED
verb
simple past and past participle of spoor
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Word DNA
SPOORED inherits its ancestry from its root, SPOOR.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (682)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SPOOR · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Old English, Old Norse, Proto-Germanic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SPOORED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPOORED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEOOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SPOORE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found SPOORED?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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