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DOUCHING
Definition of DOUCHING
verb
present participle and gerund 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
DOUCHING 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
1.7%
of traced words share this origin (1,348)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DOUCHE · 5 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.
DOUCHING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DOUCHING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CDGHINOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found DOUCHING?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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