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DAVIT

/ˈdeɪvɪt/5 letters

Definition of DAVIT

noun

A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

The word davit is derived from Middle English and Old French daviot, which is a diminutive of David; thus it means "little David", maybe because those small cranes can handle a much bigger lifeboat.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

DAVIT in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 73 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 111
Its 25 boards, across 111 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
25
Boards found on
26
First board
111
Latest board
22
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

nunnsuch

on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

DAVIT
5
Letters
2
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

DAVIT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ADITV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.

Words that start DAVIT

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.

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