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DOWNIER
Definition of DOWNIER
adjective
comparative form of downy: more downy
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Word DNA
DOWNIER inherits its ancestry from its root, DOWN.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,881)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DOWN · 12 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle Low German, Scots.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOWNIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOWNIER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEINORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found DOWNIER?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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