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DEFINE

/dɪˈfaɪn/6 letters

Definition of DEFINE

verb

To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.

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Where it comes from

From Middle English definen, from Old French definer, variant of definir, from Latin dēfīniō (“limit, settle, define”), from dē + fīniō (“set a limit, bound, end”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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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.

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Players have found it on 7 boards so far.

Day 1Day 112
Its 7 boards, across 112 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
7
Boards found on
34
First board
108
Latest board
36
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.

First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.

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Built from these letters

DEFINE
6
Letters
3
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

DEFINE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEFIN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.

Words that start DEFINE

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

DEFINEDDEFINERDEFINESDEFINERSDEFINEMENTDEFINEMENTS

Could you have found DEFINE?

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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.

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