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DEWFALL
Definition of DEWFALL
noun
The forming of dew.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dew + fall. Compare Danish dugfald (“dewfall”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Its etymology also names Danish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEWFALL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
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
DEWFALL starts with D and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ADEFLLW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DEWFAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEWFALL?
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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