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DHOOLIES
Definition of DHOOLIES
noun
plural of dhoolie
DOOLY · via dhoolie
noun
A basic Indian litter or sedan chair made of poles, ropes, and a seat or cloth.
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Word DNA
DHOOLIES inherits its ancestry from its root, DOOLY.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
15th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (777)
branch · 1.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DOOLY · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Portuguese.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DHOOLIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 103, 31 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DHOOLIES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEHILOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found DHOOLIES?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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