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DOWERING
Definition of DOWERING
verb
present participle and gerund 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
DOWERING 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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
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.
DOWERING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOWERING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read DEGINORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found DOWERING?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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