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DEFOLIATE
Definition of DEFOLIATE
verb
To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From de- + foliate.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEFOLIATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEFOLIATE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEFILOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEFOLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEFOLIATE?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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