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DEPRECATING
Definition of DEPRECATING
verb
present participle and gerund of deprecate
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEPRECATING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEPRECATING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEGINPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEPRECA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found DEPRECATING?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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