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DEBATE
Definition of DEBATE
verb
To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English debaten, from Old French debatre (“to fight, contend, debate, also literally to beat down”), from Romanic desbattere, from Latin dis- (“apart, in different directions”) + battuō (“to beat, to fence”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEBATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 73, 1 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEBATE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABDEET - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEBATE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found DEBATE?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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