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DOVEKEY
Definition of DOVEKEY
noun
Alternative spelling of dovekie.
noun
A small black and white seabird, of the genus Alle, of the north Atlantic; the little auk.
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Word DNA
DOVEKEY inherits its ancestry from its root, DOVE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,691)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DOVE · 12 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Norwegian, Scots, Swedish, Yiddish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOVEKEY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 94, 22 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 94, 22 August 2026.
Built from these letters
DOVEKEY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DEEKOVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found DOVEKEY?
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 94 - and most players walked straight past it.
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