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DETUNED
Definition of DETUNED
verb
simple past and past participle of detune
verb
To intentionally lower or raise the pitch produced by a musical instrument, often to produce sounds not normally possible, or to reduce tension in a stringed instrument for the purpose of shipping or maintenance.
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Word DNA
DETUNED inherits its ancestry from its root, DETUNE.
How it is built
Same root, DETUNE · 2 relatives 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.
DETUNED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DETUNED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DDEENTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and E appear more than once.
Could you have found DETUNED?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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