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DOWERED
Definition of DOWERED
verb
simple past and past participle of dower
noun
The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
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Word DNA
DOWERED inherits its ancestry from its root, DOWER.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
32.5%
of traced words share this origin (8,667)
branch · 32.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DOWER · 2 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.
DOWERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
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
DOWERED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DDEEORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and E appear more than once.
Could you have found DOWERED?
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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