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DEBUNKER
Definition of DEBUNKER
noun
Someone who debunks.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From debunk + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DEBUNK · 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.
DEBUNKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEBUNKER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read BDEEKNRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DEBUNK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found DEBUNKER?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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