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DOCILER
Definition of DOCILER
adjective
comparative form of docile: more docile
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Word DNA
DOCILER inherits its ancestry from its root, DOCILE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,888)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DOCILE · 3 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.
DOCILER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 63, 22 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOCILER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CDEILOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DOCILE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found DOCILER?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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