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DISCANT
Definition of DISCANT
noun
Alternative form of descant.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin discantus; doublet of descant.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DISCANT · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DISCANT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 61, 20 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 61, 20 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DISCANT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACDINST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DISCAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DISCANT?
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 61 - and most players walked straight past it.
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