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DOGVANE
Definition of DOGVANE
noun
A small vane of bunting, feathers, or other light material, fastened to the end of a short staff and placed on the weather gunwale of a sailing ship to assist the helmsman to judge the direction of the wind.
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Where it comes from
From dog + vane.
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.
DOGVANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First found by a player on Day 99, 27 August 2026.
Built from these letters
DOGVANE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEGNOV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found DOGVANE?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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