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OBEISANCE
Definition of OBEISANCE
noun
Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
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).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
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 40 boards so far. 101 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
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.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found OBEISANCE?
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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