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DISCINCT
Definition of DISCINCT
adjective
ungirded or loosely dressed
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin discinctus, past participle of discingere (“to ungird”), from dis- + cingere (“to gird”).
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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DISCINCT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
DISCINCT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CCDIINST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and C appear more than once.
Could you have found DISCINCT?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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