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GEOID
Definition of GEOID
noun
The shape, extending through landmasses (continents, etc.), that the surface of the oceans of the Earth would take under the influence of the Earth's gravity and rotation alone, disregarding other factors such as winds and tides; that is, a surface of constant gravitational potential at zero elevation.
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Where it comes from
From German Geoid (“geoid”), analysable as geo- + -oid.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,700)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GEOID · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GEOID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GEOID starts with G and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEGIO - 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 34
Could you have found GEOID?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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