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DEVIANT
Definition of DEVIANT
adjective
Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English devyaunt (“deviating, different”), from Late Latin dēviāns, present participle of dēviō (“to stray, deviate or detour”). The noun is from the adjective, possibly attested in Middle English with the meaning “one who goes astray”.
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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.
DEVIANT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 17, 6 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEVIANT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ADEINTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DEVIAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found DEVIANT?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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