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DECOLORATE
Definition of DECOLORATE
verb
To decolor; to deprive of color.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From de- + colorate.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DECOLORATE · 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.
DECOLORATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 108 days.
First found by a player on Day 48, 7 July 2026.
Built from these letters
DECOLORATE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEELOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start DECOLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
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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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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