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DOUCHED
Definition of DOUCHED
verb
simple past and past participle of douche
noun
A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.
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Word DNA
DOUCHED inherits its ancestry from its root, DOUCHE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
10th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.9%
of traced words share this origin (506)
branch · 15.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DOUCHE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOUCHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOUCHED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDDEHOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once.
Words that start DOUCHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DOUCHED?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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