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DECANTED
Definition of DECANTED
verb
simple past and past participle of decant
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Word DNA
DECANTED inherits its ancestry from its root, DECANT.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DECANT · 3 relatives 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.
DECANTED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DECANTED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDDEENT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and E appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DECANT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DECANTED?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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