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OBEISANCE

/əˈbiː.səns/9 letters

Definition of OBEISANCE

noun

Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.

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Where it comes from

From Middle English obeisaunce (“obedience, obeisance”), from Old French obeïssance, derived from obeïssant (“obedient”), participle of obeïr (“to obey”), from Latin oboediō, obēdiō; ob- (“to, for”) + audiō (“to hear”). Cognate with obedience.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

OBEISANCE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 95
Its 18 boards, across 95 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
18
Boards found on
34
First board
92
Latest board
14
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 92, 20 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.

First ever to find it

ultrarhombus

on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

OBEISANCE
9
Letters
5
Vowels
4
Consonants
8
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

OBEISANCE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABCEEINOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.

Words that start OBEISA

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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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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