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DEFROSTING
Definition of DEFROSTING
verb
present participle and gerund of defrost
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEFROSTING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEFROSTING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read DEFGINORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DEFROS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found DEFROSTING?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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