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OBCONIC
Definition of OBCONIC
adjective
of a fruit, conical in shape and attached to the stalk by the pointed end.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ob- + conic.
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.
OBCONIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OBCONIC starts with O and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read BCCINOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and C appear more than once.
Words that start OBCONI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OBCONIC?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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