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OBESE
Definition of OBESE
adjective
Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin obēsus, derived from obedō (“to devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + edō (“to eat”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OBESE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
OBESE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEEOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start OBESE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found OBESE?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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