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DIRNDLS
Definition of DIRNDLS
noun
plural of dirndl
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Word DNA
DIRNDLS inherits its ancestry from its root, DIRNDL.
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- German
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,413)
How it is built
Same root, DIRNDL · 1 relative in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIRNDLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 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
DIRNDLS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DDILNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once.
Could you have found DIRNDLS?
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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