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DOTE
Definition of DOTE
verb
To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The verb is derived from Middle English doten, from Middle Low German doten (“to be foolish”) or Middle Dutch doten (“to be silly”). Doublet of doit (Scottish English). The noun in the sense of "imbecile" is derived from Middle English dote (“simpleton”), itself from doten (see above). The noun in the sense of "darling" and "decay" is derived from the modern verb.
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.
DOTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DOTE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DOTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found DOTE?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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