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ANTICLIMAX
Definition of ANTICLIMAX
noun
A failed or reverse climax, particularly: An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict. An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
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Where it comes from
From anti- + climax.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANTICLIMAX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 91, 19 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANTICLIMAX starts with A and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read AACIILMNTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ANTICL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found ANTICLIMAX?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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