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DOME
Definition of DOME
noun
A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French dome, domme (modern French dôme), from Italian duomo, from Latin domus (ecclesiae) (literally “house (of the church)”), a calque of Ancient Greek οἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησίας (oîkos tês ekklēsías). Doublet of domus and duomo.
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.
DOME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOME starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEMO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DOME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found DOME?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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