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DEFLEXIONS
Definition of DEFLEXIONS
noun
plural of deflexion
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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.
DEFLEXIONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 87, 15 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEFLEXIONS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEFILNOSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start DEFLEX
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEFLEXIONS?
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 87 - and most players walked straight past it.
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