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DECRIES
Definition of DECRIES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of decry
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Word DNA
DECRIES inherits its ancestry from its root, DECRY.
Line of descent
- Old French
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,410)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DECRY · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DECRIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 50 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DECRIES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears 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 DECRIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found DECRIES?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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