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DEAFNESS
Definition of DEAFNESS
noun
The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English deefnesse; equivalent to deaf + -ness.
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.
DEAFNESS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
DEAFNESS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEFNSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and S appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DEAFNE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEAFNESS?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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