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DECAYED

/dɪˈkeɪd/7 letters

Definition of DECAYED

adjective

Having undergone decay, rotted.

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Revealed only in play
Tier
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

DECAYED in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 102
Its one board, across 102 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
90
First board
12
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.

First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.

Built from these letters

DECAYED
7
Letters
3
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

DECAYED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDDEEY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and E appear more than once.

Words that start DECAYE

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

DECAYERDECAYERS

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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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