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DELOUSE
Definition of DELOUSE
verb
To remove lice from.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From de- + louse.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DELOUSE · 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.
DELOUSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 69 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DELOUSE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEELOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DELOUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found DELOUSE?
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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