The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
DOWELLINGS
Definition of DOWELLINGS
noun
plural of dowelling
DOWEL · via dowelling
noun
A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOWELLINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOWELLINGS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEGILLNOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DOWELL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DOWELLINGS?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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