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DEVOTEE
Definition of DEVOTEE
noun
An ardent enthusiast or admirer.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From devote + -ee. The narrowed meaning in sense 3 arises from the sound similarity with amputee.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEVOTEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEVOTEE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEEOTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DEVOTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEVOTEE?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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