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DOGMAN
Definition of DOGMAN
noun
A man who has charge of dogs, such as a dog breeder or dog trainer; specifically, a man who trains dogs for the bloodsport of dogfighting.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dog (“the domesticated mammal Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris”) + -man (suffix denoting someone (possibly implied male) who is an expert in an area, who is employed or holds a position in an area, or who takes part in an activity) or man (senses 2 and 3).
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.
DOGMAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 94, 22 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 94, 22 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOGMAN starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADGMNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found DOGMAN?
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 94 - and most players walked straight past it.
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