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DOLPHIN
Definition of DOLPHIN
noun
A carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English delphyn, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”); the modern form in -ol- is probably influenced by the pronunciation of Middle French dauphin. Compare Swedish delfin. Doublet of dauphin. Displaced native Old English mereswīn (literally “sea pig”), whence English mereswine.
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.
DOLPHIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
DOLPHIN starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DHILNOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DOLPHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found DOLPHIN?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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