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DOGGISH
Definition of DOGGISH
adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a dog.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English doggische, doggissh; equivalent to dog + -ish.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,231)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOGGISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 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
DOGGISH starts with D and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read DGGHIOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DOGGIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DOGGISH?
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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