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WOWED
Definition of WOWED
verb
simple past and past participle of wow
WOW
interjection
An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.
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Word DNA
WOWED inherits its ancestry from its root, WOW.
Line of descent
- Scots
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
22nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (135)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WOW · 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.
WOWED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WOWED starts with W and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEOWW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. W appears more than once.
Could you have found WOWED?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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