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DEVELOPS
Definition of DEVELOPS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of develop
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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.
DEVELOPS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 18, 7 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEVELOPS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEELOPSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEVELO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found DEVELOPS?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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