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GOBO
Definition of GOBO
noun
A screen (often in disc form) placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Uncertain; possibly from go-b(etween) (“intermediary, middleman”) + -o (suffix forming informal terms).
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.
GOBO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GOBO starts with G and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read BGOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start GOBO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found GOBO?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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