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DELE
Definition of DELE
verb
To delete.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin dēlē, second person singular imperative of dēleo (“delete”). Alternatively, a clipping of deleatur.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DELE · 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.
DELE 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 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DELE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DELE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found DELE?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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