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DORSALS

7 letters

Definition of DORSALS

noun

plural of dorsal

DORSAL

adjective

With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate. Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand. Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

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Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Boards found on
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First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First found by a player on Day 124, 21 September 2026.

Built from these letters

DORSALS
7
Letters
2
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

DORSALS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADLORSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.

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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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.

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