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DESCENDANT
Definition of DESCENDANT
adjective
Descending; going down.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English dessendaunte, borrowed from Middle French, from Latin dēscendēns, present participle of descendere, from dē + scandere (“to climb, ascend”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
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Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
DESCENDANT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACDDEENNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D, E and N appear more than once.
Words that start DESCEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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