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DEFILER
Definition of DEFILER
noun
one who defiles.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From defile + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DEFILER · 1 relative 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.
DEFILER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEFILER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEEFILR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DEFILE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found DEFILER?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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