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DEFORMATION
Definition of DEFORMATION
noun
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed. Physically so.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French deformation, see deform. Morphologically deform + -ation.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,430)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEFORMATION · 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.
DEFORMATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEFORMATION starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADEFIMNOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start DEFORMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found DEFORMATION?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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