The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
DOWDS
Definition of DOWDS
noun
plural of dowd
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Word DNA
DOWDS inherits its ancestry from its root, DOWD.
How it is built
Same root, DOWD · 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.
DOWDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOWDS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DDOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once.
Could you have found DOWDS?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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