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DISENCUMBER
Definition of DISENCUMBER
verb
To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dis- + encumber.
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.
DISENCUMBER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DISENCUMBER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read BCDEEIMNRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DISENCU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found DISENCUMBER?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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