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DOGEARS
Definition of DOGEARS
noun
plural of dogear
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Word DNA
DOGEARS inherits its ancestry from its root, DOG.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (713)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DOG · 26 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Scots.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOGEARS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOGEARS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEGORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DOGEAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found DOGEARS?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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