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DOWNWASH
Definition of DOWNWASH
noun
downward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet, but especially by helicopter blades
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From down- + wash.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOWNWASH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOWNWASH starts with D and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read ADHNOSWW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. W appears more than once.
Words that start DOWNWA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DOWNWASH?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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