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DEFINES
Definition of DEFINES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of define
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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.
DEFINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEFINES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEFINS - 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.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found DEFINES?
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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