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DONATION

/dəʊˈneɪʃən/8 letters

Definition of DONATION

noun

A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From Middle English donacion, donation, from Middle French donation, from Latin dōnātiō (“a present”), from dōnō (“to give”), from dōnum (“a gift”). Recorded in English since the 15th century. Equivalent to donate + -ion.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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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.

DONATION in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 111
Its one board, across 111 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
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Boards found on
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First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

alisdairc

on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

DONATION
8
Letters
4
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

DONATION starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADINNOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and N appear more than once.

Same letters, different word

One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.

NODATION

Words that start DONATI

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

DONATINGDONATISMDONATIVEDONATIONSDONATISMSDONATIVESDONATISTIC

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