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DEPLOYER
Definition of DEPLOYER
noun
One who, or that which, deploys.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From deploy + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DEPLOY · 5 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.
DEPLOYER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 36 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
DEPLOYER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEELOPRY - 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 DEPLOY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found DEPLOYER?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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