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DESPITE
Definition of DESPITE
preposition
In spite of, notwithstanding.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English despit, dispit, from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectum (“looking down on”), from dēspiciō (“to look down, despise”). The preposition is derived from Middle English dispit, itself derived from the phrase in dispit of (in despite of). Compare typologically Russian несмотря́ на (nesmotrjá na) (< смотре́ть (smotrétʹ)); невзира́я на (nevzirája na) (< взира́ть (vzirátʹ)), презре́в (prezrév) (< презре́ть (prezrétʹ) <~ зреть (zretʹ)) (compare despite—despise relation).
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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.
DESPITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DESPITE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEIPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DESPIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found DESPITE?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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