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DOWS
Definition of DOWS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of dow
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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.
DOWS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DOWS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DOWS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found DOWS?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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