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SWALED
Definition of SWALED
verb
simple past and past participle of swale
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Word DNA
SWALED inherits its ancestry from its root, SWALE.
Line of descent
- German
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,598)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SWALE · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic, Old Norse.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SWALED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 49 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SWALED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADELSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found SWALED?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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