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DOUGHY
Definition of DOUGHY
adjective
Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as Pale and flabby, Soft and heavy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dough + -y.
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.
DOUGHY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 61 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 6, 27 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOUGHY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DGHOUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found DOUGHY?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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