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DEFOLIATES
Definition of DEFOLIATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of defoliate
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Word DNA
DEFOLIATES inherits its ancestry from its root, DEFOLIATE.
How it is built
Same root, DEFOLIATE · 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.
DEFOLIATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEFOLIATES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEFILOST - 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.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found DEFOLIATES?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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