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DEFLAGRATE
Definition of DEFLAGRATE
verb
To burn with intense light and heat. Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in 1727; borrowed from Latin dēflagrātus, perfect passive participle of Latin dēflagrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + flagrō (“to burn”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEFLAGRATE · 3 relatives 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.
DEFLAGRATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 86, 14 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 94, 22 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEFLAGRATE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEEFGLRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Words that start DEFLAG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEFLAGRATE?
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 86 - and most players walked straight past it.
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