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DYSFUNCTION
Definition of DYSFUNCTION
noun
A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.
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Where it comes from
From dys- + function.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DYSFUNCTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 159, 26 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 159, 26 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DYSFUNCTION starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CDFINNOSTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start DYSFUNC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DYSFUNCTION?
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 159 - and most players walked straight past it.
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