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DUNGAREES
Definition of DUNGAREES
noun
Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dungaree + -s, from Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Hindi
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
23rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (125)
branch · 1.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DUNGAREE · 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.
DUNGAREES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 44 boards so far. 167 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DUNGAREES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEGNRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found DUNGAREES?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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