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DAHLS
Definition of DAHLS
noun
plural of dahl
DAL · via dahl
symbol
Symbol for decalitre, an SI unit of fluid measure equal to 10 litres.
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Word DNA
DAHLS inherits its ancestry from its root, DAL.
Line of descent
- Hindi
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
22nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (352)
branch · 1.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DAL · 9 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.
DAHLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DAHLS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADHLS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found DAHLS?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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