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DEVOLUTIONS
Definition of DEVOLUTIONS
noun
plural of devolution
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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.
DEVOLUTIONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEVOLUTIONS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEILNOOSTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start DEVOLUT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found DEVOLUTIONS?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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