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DENATURE
Definition of DENATURE
verb
To take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of (a thing or a person).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French dénaturer. By surface analysis, de- + nature.
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.
DENATURE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DENATURE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEENRTU - 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 DENATU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found DENATURE?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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