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DECUMBENT
Definition of DECUMBENT
adjective
Lying down; reclining on the ground.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the present participle of Latin dēcumbō.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DECUMBENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 73, 1 August 2026.
Built from these letters
DECUMBENT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BCDEEMNTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DECUMB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DECUMBENT?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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