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DEFECTION
Definition of DEFECTION
noun
An act or incidence of defecting.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin dēfectiō (stem dēfectiōn-).
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.
DEFECTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 66, 25 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 66, 25 July 2026.
Built from these letters
DEFECTION starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CDEEFINOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEFECT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEFECTION?
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 66 - and most players walked straight past it.
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