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DELVE
Definition of DELVE
verb
To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English delven, from Old English delfan (“to dig, dig out, burrow, bury”), from Proto-Germanic *delbaną (“to dig”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelbʰ- (“to dig”). Cognate with West Frisian dolle (“to dig, delve”), Dutch delven (“to dig, delve”), Low German dölven (“to dig, delve”), dialectal German delben, telben (“to dig, delve”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DELVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 52 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
DELVE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEELV - 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 DELVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found DELVE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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