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DEREGULATION
Definition of DEREGULATION
noun
The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From de- + regulation.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DEREGULATION · 1 relative 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.
DEREGULATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEREGULATION starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADEEGILNORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEREGULA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found DEREGULATION?
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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