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DOOMWATCHER
Definition of DOOMWATCHER
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From doom + watcher.
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.
DOOMWATCHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 72, 31 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 37 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DOOMWATCHER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACDEHMOORTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DOOMWAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found DOOMWATCHER?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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