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THAWED
Definition of THAWED
verb
simple past and past participle of thaw
verb
To gradually cause (something frozen, such as earth, ice, or snow) to melt or soften by raising the temperature. To gradually cause (someone or something that is very cold) to warm up. To cause (something inactive) to become active; also, to cause (something unfeeling) to have feelings. To cause (someone or their feelings that are reserved or unfriendly) to become friendly or gentle. To cause (something rigid) to become limp.
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Word DNA
THAWED inherits its ancestry from its root, THAW.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,554)
How it is built
Same root, THAW · 8 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THAWED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 17, 6 June 2026.
Built from these letters
THAWED starts with T and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEHTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found THAWED?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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