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DISCRETION
Definition of DISCRETION
noun
The quality of being discreet.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English discrecioun, from Old French discretion, from Late Latin discrētiō, from Latin discerno. Equivalent to discreet + -ion.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,633)
branch · 33.1% 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.
DISCRETION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DISCRETION starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CDEIINORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I 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 DISCRE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found DISCRETION?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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