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DIBBLE
Definition of DIBBLE
noun
A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Possibly dib (“to dab lightly”) + -le (frequentative suffix indicating repetition or continuousness); however, the word dibble is attested earlier than dib.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIBBLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIBBLE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BBDEIL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DIBBLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIBBLE?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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