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DAWDLING
Definition of DAWDLING
noun
gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dawdle + -ing.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DAWDLE · 2 relatives 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.
DAWDLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DAWDLING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ADDGILNW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found DAWDLING?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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