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DEFOAMER
Definition of DEFOAMER
noun
Any chemical agent used for defoaming; an antifoaming agent.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From defoam + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DEFOAM · 2 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.
DEFOAMER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 143, 10 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEFOAMER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADEEFMOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEFOAM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEFOAMER?
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 143 - and most players walked straight past it.
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