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DEFACES
Definition of DEFACES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of deface
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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 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 81, 9 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 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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