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DELVES
Definition of DELVES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of delve
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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.
DELVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 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 47, 6 July 2026.
Built from these letters
DELVES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEELSV - 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.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found DELVES?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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