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DOVETAILS
Definition of DOVETAILS
noun
plural of dovetail
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOVETAILS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 61 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DOVETAILS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEILOSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DOVETA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found DOVETAILS?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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