The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
DEFUNDERS
Definition of DEFUNDERS
noun
plural of defunder
DEFUNDER
noun
One who defunds something.
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Word DNA
DEFUNDERS inherits its ancestry from its root, DEFUNDER.
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEFUNDERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEFUNDERS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DDEEFNRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and E appear more than once.
Words that start DEFUND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEFUNDERS?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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