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DOBBY
Definition of DOBBY
noun
A device in some looms that allows the weaving of small geometric patterns.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Dobby. (Can this etymology be sourced?) Sense “household ghost” from Dob, variant of Rob.
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.
DOBBY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
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
DOBBY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BBDOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found DOBBY?
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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