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DUNLIN
Definition of DUNLIN
noun
A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and having a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint.
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Where it comes from
A diminutive of dun.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DUNLIN · 1 relative 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.
DUNLIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DUNLIN starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DILNNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Could you have found DUNLIN?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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