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DALTONS
Definition of DALTONS
noun
plural of dalton
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Word DNA
DALTONS inherits its ancestry from its root, DALTON.
How it is built
Same root, DALTON · 1 relative 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.
DALTONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
DALTONS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADLNOST - 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.
Words that start DALTON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found DALTONS?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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