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DEGRADE
Definition of DEGRADE
verb
To lower in value or social position.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French dégrader.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.1%
of traced words share this origin (342)
branch · 15.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEGRADE · 3 relatives 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.
DEGRADE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 134, 1 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 134, 1 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEGRADE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADDEEGR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and E appear more than once.
Words that start DEGRAD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEGRADE?
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 134 - and most players walked straight past it.
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