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DOLMEN

/ˈdəʊ̯l.mən/6 letters

Definition of DOLMEN

noun

A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.

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Where it comes from

Borrowed from French dolmen. Perhaps incorrectly fabricated from Breton taol maen (taol (“table”) + maen (“stone”)) (the correct compound would be *taolvaen, not **daolmaen). An alternative theory states the French term derives instead from Cornish tolmen, from toll (“hole”) + men (“stone”); compare the name of the Cornish standing stones Men an Toll. See also menhir.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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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.

DOLMEN in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 111
Its 26 boards, across 111 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
26
Boards found on
25
First board
110
Latest board
14
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First ever to find it

tusk

on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

DOLMEN
6
Letters
2
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

DOLMEN starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DELMNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.

Words that start DOLMEN

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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