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DEFACE
Definition of DEFACE
verb
To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English defacen, from Old French defacier, desfacier (“to mutilate, destroy, disfigure”), from des- (“away from”) (see dis-) + Late Latin facia.
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.
DEFACE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 92, 20 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEFACE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEF - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEFACE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found DEFACE?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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