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DEBARKING
Definition of DEBARKING
verb
present participle and gerund of debark
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Word DNA
DEBARKING inherits its ancestry from its root, DEBARK.
How it is built
Same root, DEBARK · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEBARKING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 60, 19 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEBARKING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ABDEGIKNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DEBARK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found DEBARKING?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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