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DODDER
Definition of DODDER
verb
To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Early 17th century, variant of dialectal dadder, from Middle English daderen (“to quake, tremble”), ultimately from the root of dither. Compare Norwegian dudra (“to tremble”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,019)
branch · 22.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DODDER · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Norwegian.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DODDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 134, 1 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 134, 1 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DODDER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DDDEOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D 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 DODDER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DODDER?
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 134 - and most players walked straight past it.
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