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DEVILING
Definition of DEVILING
verb
present participle and gerund of devil
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DEVIL · 4 relatives 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.
DEVILING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEVILING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read DEGIILNV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start DEVILI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found DEVILING?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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