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CODDLES
Definition of CODDLES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of coddle
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Word DNA
CODDLES inherits its ancestry from its root, CODDLE.
How it is built
Same root, CODDLE · 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.
CODDLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 131, 28 September 2026.
Built from these letters
CODDLES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDDELOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 CODDLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CODDLES?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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