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COLLIE
Definition of COLLIE
noun
Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs
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Where it comes from
Perhaps originally from coal, with reference to its colour; compare colly and collier. More at Wikipedia at collie § Name.
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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.
COLLIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COLLIE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEILLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L 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 COLLIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found COLLIE?
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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