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ABODE
Definition of ABODE
noun
Act of waiting; delay.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English abod, abad, from Old English *ābād, related to ābīdan (“to abide”); see abide. Cognate with Scots abade, abaid (“abode”). For the change of nouns, compare abode, preterite of abide.
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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.
ABODE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ABODE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABDEO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ABODE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found ABODE?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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