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DEBAUCHMENT
Definition of DEBAUCHMENT
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From debauch + -ment.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEBAUCHMENT in OUTLIER
It has fitted 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 54, 13 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 86 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 92, 20 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEBAUCHMENT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ABCDEEHMNTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEBAUCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 4
Could you have found DEBAUCHMENT?
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 4 - and most players walked straight past it.
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