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DEERFLY
Definition of DEERFLY
noun
Any of various species of fly which feed on deer, principally in genus Chrysops.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From deer + fly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEERFLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 100, 28 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 100, 28 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEERFLY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DEEFLRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DEERFL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEERFLY?
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 100 - and most players walked straight past it.
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