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DEGRADED
Definition of DEGRADED
adjective
Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
degrade + -ed. See degrade and compare French degré (“step”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DEGRADE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEGRADED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 134, 1 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 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
DEGRADED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADDDEEGR - 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 DEGRADED?
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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