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DUGONG
Definition of DUGONG
noun
A plant-eating sirenian of the species Dugong dugon, found in tropical regions and having a fluked tail.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Cebuano dugong.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DUGONG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 124, 21 September 2026.
Built from these letters
DUGONG starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read DGGNOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found DUGONG?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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