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DEBONES
Definition of DEBONES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of debone
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Word DNA
DEBONES inherits its ancestry from its root, DEBONE.
How it is built
Same root, DEBONE · 1 relative 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.
DEBONES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEBONES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BDEENOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEBONE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found DEBONES?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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