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DOVECOTE
Definition of DOVECOTE
noun
A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
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Where it comes from
From dove + cote.
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.
DOVECOTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOVECOTE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEOOTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once.
Words that start DOVECO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found DOVECOTE?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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