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DEPUTY
Definition of DEPUTY
noun
One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French député, from Late Latin dēputātus (“appointed”).
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.
DEPUTY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEPUTY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DEPTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found DEPUTY?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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