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DISHEVEL
Definition of DISHEVEL
verb
To throw into disorder; upheave.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
DISHEVEL carries 4 further meanings.
transitive verb
To loosen and let fall (hair or clothing) in disarray.
transitive verb
To disarrange the hair or clothing of.
transitive verb
To throw into disorder.
To cause to have a disordered or neglected appearance; disarrange: said originally of the hair, but now often extended to the dress.
Where it comes from
From Old French descheveler (modern French écheveler, ultimately from Old French chevel).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (837)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DISHEVEL · 2 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.
DISHEVEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 171 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DISHEVEL starts with D and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read DEEHILSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of DISHEVEL. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start DISHEV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found DISHEVEL?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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