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POWDERS
Definition of POWDERS
noun
plural of powder
noun
The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust. Cocaine in powder form (as opposed to crack).
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Word DNA
POWDERS inherits its ancestry from its root, POWDER.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, POWDER · 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.
POWDERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POWDERS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEOPRSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start POWDER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found POWDERS?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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