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DOCENT
Definition of DOCENT
adjective
Instructive; that teaches.
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Where it comes from
From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”). In the meaning of a university grade, as used in some Central European countries, it is clipped version of private docent, privat-docent, from German Privatdozent, from German Dozent.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOCENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 5, 26 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 5, 26 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOCENT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CDENOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DOCENT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 5
Could you have found DOCENT?
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 5 - and most players walked straight past it.
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