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OBDURATIONS
Definition of OBDURATIONS
noun
plural of obduration
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Word DNA
OBDURATIONS inherits its ancestry from its root, OBDURATION.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
32.9%
of traced words share this origin (9,339)
branch · 32.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OBDURATION · 1 relative 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.
OBDURATIONS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 35 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 58, 17 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 82 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OBDURATIONS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABDINOORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OBDURAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 1
Could you have found OBDURATIONS?
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 1 - and most players walked straight past it.
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