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OBELISKED
Definition of OBELISKED
verb
simple past and past participle of obelisk
noun
A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
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Word DNA
OBELISKED inherits its ancestry from its root, OBELISK.
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 (10,240)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OBELISK · 4 relatives 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.
OBELISKED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 158, 25 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 158, 25 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OBELISKED starts with O and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDEEIKLOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start OBELIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OBELISKED?
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 158 - and most players walked straight past it.
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