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DASTARD
Definition of DASTARD
noun
A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English dastard (“a dullard”), most likely formed from *dast, a base derived from Old Norse dæstr (“exhausted, breathless”) + -ard. Compare Icelandic dasaður (“exhausted”), dialectal Swedish däst (“weary”), Middle Dutch dasaert, daasaardt (“a fool”), English dazed (“stupefied”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old Norse
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (834)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DASTARD · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic, Middle Dutch, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DASTARD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DASTARD starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AADDRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and A appear more than once.
Words that start DASTAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DASTARD?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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