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ABODES
Definition of ABODES
noun
plural of abode
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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.
ABODES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 68, 27 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 34 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
ABODES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABDEOS - 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.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found ABODES?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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