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DISCOURAGE
Definition of DISCOURAGE
verb
To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French descourager (modern French décourager), from Old French descouragier, from des- and corage. By surface analysis, dis- + courage.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DISCOURAGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 38, 27 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DISCOURAGE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEGIORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DISCOU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found DISCOURAGE?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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