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DEFUSE
Definition of DEFUSE
verb
To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From de- + fuse.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DEFUSE · 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.
DEFUSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 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
DEFUSE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEFSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEFUSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found DEFUSE?
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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