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PEDERASTIC
Definition of PEDERASTIC
adjective
Relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From pederast + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PEDERAST · 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.
PEDERASTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PEDERASTIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEIPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses 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.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found PEDERASTIC?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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