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DOWNSHIFT
Definition of DOWNSHIFT
noun
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The noun is derived from down (preposition) + shift (“slight change or movement”). The verb is derived from the noun.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DOWNSHIFT · 2 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.
DOWNSHIFT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOWNSHIFT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DFHINOSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DOWNSH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DOWNSHIFT?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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