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DEBOUCHURES
Definition of DEBOUCHURES
noun
plural of debouchure
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Word DNA
DEBOUCHURES inherits its ancestry from its root, DEBOUCHURE.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,301)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEBOUCHURE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEBOUCHURES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 20, 9 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 144 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 128, 25 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEBOUCHURES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCDEEHORSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and U appear more than once.
Words that start DEBOUCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found DEBOUCHURES?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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