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UPSCALED
Definition of UPSCALED
verb
simple past and past participle of upscale
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Word DNA
UPSCALED inherits its ancestry from its root, UPSCALE.
How it is built
Same root, UPSCALE · 2 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.
UPSCALED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
UPSCALED starts with U and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDELPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start UPSCAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found UPSCALED?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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