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DEFRAYS
Definition of DEFRAYS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of defray
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Word DNA
DEFRAYS inherits its ancestry from its root, DEFRAY.
Line of descent
- Old French
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,288)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEFRAY · 10 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.
DEFRAYS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 58, 17 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEFRAYS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEFRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DEFRAY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 58
Could you have found DEFRAYS?
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 58 - and most players walked straight past it.
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