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DASHPOT
Definition of DASHPOT
noun
A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.
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Where it comes from
From dash + pot.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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.
DASHPOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 176, 12 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DASHPOT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ADHOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DASHPO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found DASHPOT?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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