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DEALATE

/diˈeɪˌleɪt/7 letters

Definition of DEALATE

adjective

Having lost or shed its wings, usually in the normal course of its life cycle.

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Where it comes from

From de- + alate.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

adjective3 syllablescompoundde-

Same root, DEALATE · 1 relative in the game

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

DEALATE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 3 boards so far.

Day 1Day 163
Its 3 boards, across 163 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
3
Boards found on
43
First board
145
Latest board
59
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.

First ever to find it

fenn

on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

DEALATE
7
Letters
4
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

DEALATE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEELT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.

Words that start DEALAT

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found DEALATE?

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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.

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