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ANTICLIMAXES
Definition of ANTICLIMAXES
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
ANTICLIMAXES inherits its ancestry from its root, ANTICLIMAX.
How it is built
Same root, ANTICLIMAX · 1 relative 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.
ANTICLIMAXES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANTICLIMAXES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEIILMNSTX - 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 ANTICLIM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ANTICLIMAXES?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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