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DAPPEREST
Definition of DAPPEREST
adjective
superlative form of dapper: most dapper
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Word DNA
DAPPEREST inherits its ancestry from its root, DAPPER.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,787)
How it is built
Same root, DAPPER · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Norwegian.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DAPPEREST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 152, 19 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 152, 19 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DAPPEREST starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ADEEPPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P and E appear 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 DAPPER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DAPPEREST?
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 152 - and most players walked straight past it.
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