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DANG
Definition of DANG
verb
Damn.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in c. 1797, a minced oath of damn.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DANG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DANG starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ADGN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DANG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found DANG?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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