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DISTRACTER
Definition of DISTRACTER
noun
That which distracts, or serves as a distraction.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From distract + -er.
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.
DISTRACTER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
DISTRACTER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACDEIRRSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and R appear more than once.
Words that start DISTRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DISTRACTER?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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