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DUMBSHOW
Definition of DUMBSHOW
noun
Alternative spelling of dumb show.
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Word DNA
DUMBSHOW inherits its ancestry from its root, DUMB.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (699)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DUMB · 14 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Icelandic, Scots, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DUMBSHOW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 58, 17 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DUMBSHOW starts with D and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read BDHMOSUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DUMBSH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 58
Could you have found DUMBSHOW?
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 58 - and most players walked straight past it.
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