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PEDERAST
Definition of PEDERAST
noun
A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “lover of boys”), from παῖς (paîs, “boy”) and ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”).
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.
PEDERAST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 47 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PEDERAST starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ADEEPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PEDERA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PEDERAST?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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