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UPHOLSTERED
Definition of UPHOLSTERED
adjective
Covered in or characterized by upholstery.
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Word DNA
UPHOLSTERED inherits its ancestry from its root, UPHOLSTER.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,311)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, UPHOLSTER · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UPHOLSTERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UPHOLSTERED starts with U and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEHLOPRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start UPHOLST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found UPHOLSTERED?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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