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DOVETAILING
Definition of DOVETAILING
verb
present participle and gerund of dovetail
noun
The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
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Other senses
DOVETAILING carries 2 further meanings.
verb
Present participle of dovetail.
noun
The situation in which things are dovetailed.
Word DNA
DOVETAILING inherits its ancestry from its root, DOVETAIL.
How it is built
Same root, DOVETAIL · 4 relatives 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.
DOVETAILING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 78 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOVETAILING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ADEGIILNOTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of DOVETAILING. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start DOVETAI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DOVETAILING?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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