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DEFOGGING
Definition of DEFOGGING
verb
present participle and gerund of defog
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Word DNA
DEFOGGING inherits its ancestry from its root, DEFOG.
How it is built
Same root, DEFOG · 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.
DEFOGGING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 134, 1 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 134, 1 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEFOGGING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read DEFGGGINO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DEFOGG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEFOGGING?
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 134 - and most players walked straight past it.
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