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DISCONTINUE
Definition of DISCONTINUE
verb
To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
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Where it comes from
From Old French descontinuer, equivalent to dis- + continue.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,513)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DISCONTINUE · 1 relative 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.
DISCONTINUE 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 38 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DISCONTINUE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEIINNOSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and N appear more than once.
Words that start DISCONT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DISCONTINUE?
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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