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DAMNATION
Definition of DAMNATION
noun
The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English dampnacioun, from Old French dampnacion, from Latin damnatio.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,276)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DAMNATION · 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.
DAMNATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DAMNATION starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AADIMNNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and N appear more than once.
Words that start DAMNAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DAMNATION?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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