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MISDEFINE
Definition of MISDEFINE
verb
To define a term in a manner that is not correct; to define wrongly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From mis- + define.
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.
MISDEFINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 91, 19 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 37 days.
First found by a player on Day 91, 19 August 2026.
Built from these letters
MISDEFINE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEFIIMNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MISDEF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MISDEFINE?
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 91 - and most players walked straight past it.
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