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OBELI
Definition of OBELI
noun
plural of obelus
noun
A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English obeli, oboli, oboly, from Late Latin obeli, from Ancient Greek ὀβελοί (obeloí).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,337)
branch · 12.4% 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.
OBELI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 48, 7 July 2026.
Built from these letters
OBELI starts with O and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read BEILO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start OBELI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found OBELI?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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