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SWIVED
Definition of SWIVED
verb
simple past and past participle of swive
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Another sense
SWIVED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of swive.
Word DNA
SWIVED inherits its ancestry from its root, SWIVE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (980)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SWIVE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Norwegian, Old Norse.
SWIVED in a sentence
“Sure, he'd "swived" local girls, but those were quickies with a lot of worries about preganancy, so he was worried about disappointing her.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SWIVED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 54 boards so far. 195 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SWIVED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEISVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found SWIVED?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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