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DAMPENERS
Definition of DAMPENERS
noun
plural of dampener
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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.
DAMPENERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DAMPENERS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEMNPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DAMPEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DAMPENERS?
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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