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DEBUNKS
Definition of DEBUNKS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of debunk
verb
To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute.
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Word DNA
DEBUNKS inherits its ancestry from its root, DEBUNK.
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.
DEBUNKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEBUNKS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BDEKNSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DEBUNK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found DEBUNKS?
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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