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DIGRESSION

/dʌɪˈɡɹɛʃən/10 letters

Definition of DIGRESSION

noun

An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.

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Where it comes from

From Old French digressiun or disgressiun, from Latin dīgressiōnem, from dīgressus + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs), the past passive participle of dīgredior (“to step away, to digress”), from dis- + gradior (“to step, walk, go”).

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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.

DIGRESSION in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 124
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Boards found on
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First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First found by a player on Day 124, 21 September 2026.

Built from these letters

DIGRESSION
10
Letters
4
Vowels
6
Consonants
8
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

DIGRESSION starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DEGIINORSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and S appear more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start DIGRES

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

DIGRESSDIGRESSEDDIGRESSERDIGRESSESDIGRESSERSDIGRESSINGDIGRESSIVEDIGRESSIONSDIGRESSIONALDIGRESSIVELYDIGRESSIONARYDIGRESSIVENESS

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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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.

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