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DEVELOPS
Definition of DEVELOPS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of develop
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Word DNA
DEVELOPS inherits its ancestry from its root, DEVELOP.
Line of descent
6 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,616)
How it is built
Same root, DEVELOP · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Middle Dutch, Middle English, Middle Low German, Old English.
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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 14 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
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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