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YELLOWED
Definition of YELLOWED
adjective
Having acquired a yellow color (or discoloration), especially when due to age; having been made yellow.
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Word DNA
YELLOWED inherits its ancestry from its root, YELLOW.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
9.1%
of traced words share this origin (2,383)
How it is built
Same root, YELLOW · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Latin, Norwegian and 7 more.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
YELLOWED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 131, 28 September 2026.
Built from these letters
YELLOWED starts with Y and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEELLOWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start YELLOW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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