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GEODESIC
Definition of GEODESIC
noun
The shortest curve between two points on a specific surface.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French géodésique. By surface analysis, geodesy + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GEODESIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 296 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GEODESIC starts with G and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CDEEGIOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start GEODES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found GEODESIC?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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