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STANDDOWN
Definition of STANDDOWN
noun
Alternative spelling of stand-down.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Deverbal from stand down.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, STAND · 8 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.
STANDDOWN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
STANDDOWN starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADDNNOSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and D appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start STANDD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STANDDOWN?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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