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DEFUSER
Definition of DEFUSER
noun
One who, or that which, defuses.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From defuse + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEFUSER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEFUSER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEEFRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DEFUSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found DEFUSER?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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