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DISASTER
Definition of DISASTER
noun
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French desastre, from Italian disastro, from dis- + astro (“star”), from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
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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.
DISASTER in OUTLIER
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 32 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
DISASTER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADEIRSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DISAST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DISASTER?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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