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UGLIFIED
Definition of UGLIFIED
verb
simple past and past participle of uglify
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Word DNA
UGLIFIED inherits its ancestry from its root, UGLY.
Line of descent
- Old Norse
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (828)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UGLY · 9 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic, Latin, Proto-Indo-European, Proto-Slavic, Russian, Scots.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UGLIFIED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UGLIFIED starts with U and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEFGIILU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start UGLIFI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found UGLIFIED?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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