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DUOPOLIES
Definition of DUOPOLIES
noun
plural of duopoly
noun
An economic condition in which two sellers exert most control over the market of a commodity.
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Another sense
DUOPOLIES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of duopoly.
Word DNA
DUOPOLIES inherits its ancestry from its root, DUOPOLY.
How it is built
Same root, DUOPOLY · 1 relative in the game
DUOPOLIES in a sentence
“Industries that have had monopolies or highly profitable duopolies are the ones most likely to be completely gutted when a more powerful, more efficient system comes along.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DUOPOLIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 175 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DUOPOLIES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEILOOPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start DUOPOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found DUOPOLIES?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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