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DEGRADATIONS
Definition of DEGRADATIONS
noun
plural of degradation
noun
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
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Word DNA
DEGRADATIONS inherits its ancestry from its root, DEGRADATION.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.1%
of traced words share this origin (1,899)
branch · 15.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEGRADATION · 1 relative 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.
DEGRADATIONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEGRADATIONS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADDEGINORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and A appear more than once.
Words that start DEGRADAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEGRADATIONS?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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