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DOWNFALL
Definition of DOWNFALL
noun
A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From down- + fall. In this spelling, from 16th century; spelled as two words from 13th century.
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.
DOWNFALL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOWNFALL starts with D and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ADFLLNOW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DOWNFA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DOWNFALL?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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