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DOLTISH
Definition of DOLTISH
adjective
Like a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dolt + -ish.
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.
DOLTISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOLTISH starts with D and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read DHILOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DOLTIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found DOLTISH?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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