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DOPER
Definition of DOPER
noun
One who uses performance enhancing substances for competitive gain, especially illegally.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dope (verb) + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DOP · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOPER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOPER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found DOPER?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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