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DOUGHBOY
Definition of DOUGHBOY
noun
An American infantryman, especially one from World War I.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dough + boy; its use to refer to an infantryman is unknown, but dates from 1847, during the Mexican–American War.
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.
DOUGHBOY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOUGHBOY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BDGHOOUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start DOUGHB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found DOUGHBOY?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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