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DEFECTS
Definition of DEFECTS
noun
plural of defect
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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.
DEFECTS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 67 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEFECTS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDEEFST - 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.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found DEFECTS?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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