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DESPUMATE
Definition of DESPUMATE
verb
To skim the froth or other impurities from a liquid, to clarify, purify.
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Where it comes from
First attested in 1651; borrowed from Latin dēspūmātus, perfect passive participle of dēspūmō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + spūmō (“to foam, froth”), spūma (“foam, froth, scum”) + -ō. Doublet of despume.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DESPUMATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DESPUMATE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEMPSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DESPUM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
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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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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