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DISMANTLE
Definition of DISMANTLE
verb
To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French desmanteler, itself from des- (“dis-”), mantel (“coat”) + -er (verbal suffix). By surface analysis, dis- + mantle. Compare typologically uncloak, reveal, unmask.
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.
DISMANTLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DISMANTLE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEILMNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DISMAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found DISMANTLE?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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