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DOULAS
Definition of DOULAS
noun
plural of doula
noun
A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth.
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Word DNA
DOULAS inherits its ancestry from its root, DOULA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,770)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DOULA · 1 relative 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.
DOULAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 59 boards so far. 127 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOULAS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADLOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found DOULAS?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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