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DRUGS
Definition of DRUGS
noun
plural of drug
noun
A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
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Word DNA
DRUGS inherits its ancestry from its root, DRUG.
Line of descent
6 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,843)
How it is built
Same root, DRUG · 12 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DRUGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DRUGS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DGRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found DRUGS?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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