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DEVOID
Definition of DEVOID
adjective
Completely without; having none of [with of]
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (compare French dévider).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (829)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEVOID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEVOID starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DDEIOV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D 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 DEVOID
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEVOID?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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