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DETHRONE
Definition of DETHRONE
verb
To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From de- + throne.
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.
DETHRONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DETHRONE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEHNORT - 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 DETHRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found DETHRONE?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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