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PERDU
Definition of PERDU
adjective
Stationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush. Originally as sentinel perdu.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French perdu, originally after sentinelle perdue.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (818)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PERDU · 3 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.
PERDU in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 39, 28 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PERDU starts with P and ends with U. Sorted, its letters read DEPRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PERDU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found PERDU?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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