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DUSH
Definition of DUSH
verb
To strike or push violently; to strike with the horns; butt.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English dusshen, duschen, perhaps from Old English dwǣsċan (“to put out, extinguish, destroy”) (see Middle English adweschen). Cognate with Middle Low German duschen, German dialectal duschen (“to beat, butt”). Compare also West Frisian dúste (“to push, thrust, poke”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DUSH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 91, 19 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 57, 16 July 2026.
Built from these letters
DUSH starts with D and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read DHSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found DUSH?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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