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DEVEST
Definition of DEVEST
verb
To divest; to undress.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).
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.
DEVEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 91, 19 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEVEST starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DEESTV - 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 DEVEST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found DEVEST?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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