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DEVIANCES
Definition of DEVIANCES
noun
plural of deviance
noun
Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
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Word DNA
DEVIANCES inherits its ancestry from its root, DEVIANCE.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,135)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEVIANCE · 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.
DEVIANCES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEVIANCES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEINSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEVIAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEVIANCES?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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