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DEVEIN
Definition of DEVEIN
verb
To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
DEVEIN carries 2 further meanings.
verb
To remove the veins from
verb
remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp)
Where it comes from
From de- + vein.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DEVEIN · 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.
DEVEIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 77 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEVEIN starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DEEINV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DEVEIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found DEVEIN?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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