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DECENT
Definition of DECENT
adjective
Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French décent, or its source, Latin decēns, present participle of decet (“it is fitting or suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable”) (compare Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “to appear, seem, think”), δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to accept”); Sanskrit दशस्यति (daśasyáti, “shows honor, is gracious”), दाशति (dāśati, “makes offerings, bestows”)). Meaning ‘kind, pleasant’ is from 1902.
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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.
DECENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DECENT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CDEENT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DECENT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found DECENT?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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