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DEFUNDING
Definition of DEFUNDING
verb
present participle and gerund of defund
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Word DNA
DEFUNDING inherits its ancestry from its root, DEFUND.
How it is built
Same root, DEFUND · 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.
DEFUNDING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEFUNDING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read DDEFGINNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and N appear more than once.
Words that start DEFUND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEFUNDING?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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