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DEGRADERS
Definition of DEGRADERS
noun
plural of degrader
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Word DNA
DEGRADERS inherits its ancestry from its root, DEGRADE.
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (817)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEGRADE · 5 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.
DEGRADERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEGRADERS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADDEEGRRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D, E and R appear more than once.
Words that start DEGRAD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEGRADERS?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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