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DEFACES
Definition of DEFACES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of deface
verb
To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.
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Word DNA
DEFACES inherits its ancestry from its root, DEFACE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (10,004)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEFACE · 3 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.
DEFACES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEFACES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEFS - 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 DEFACES?
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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