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DELVER
Definition of DELVER
noun
One who digs or delves, as with a spade.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English delvere, from Old English delfere (“a digger”), equivalent to delve + -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.
DELVER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DELVER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEELRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found DELVER?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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