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DONGS
Definition of DONGS
noun
plural of dong
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Word DNA
DONGS inherits its ancestry from its root, DONG.
Line of descent
- Chinese
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
33rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (145)
branch · 0.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DONG · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Mandarin.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DONGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DONGS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DGNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found DONGS?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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