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GOBOS
Definition of GOBOS
noun
plural 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.
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Word DNA
GOBOS inherits its ancestry from its root, GOBO.
How it is built
Same root, GOBO · 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.
GOBOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 58, 17 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
GOBOS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BGOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 58
Could you have found GOBOS?
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 58 - and most players walked straight past it.
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