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DETERMINES
Definition of DETERMINES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of determine
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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.
DETERMINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 113, 10 September 2026.
Built from these letters
DETERMINES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEEIMNRST - 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 DETERM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DETERMINES?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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