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DOGS
Definition of DOGS
noun
plural of dog
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOGS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DOGS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DGOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 DOGS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DOGS?
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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