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DOWNSTROKE
Definition of DOWNSTROKE
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From down + stroke.
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.
DOWNSTROKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 59, 18 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 43 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOWNSTROKE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEKNOORSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start DOWNST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found DOWNSTROKE?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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