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OBJECT
Definition of OBJECT
noun
A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French object, from Medieval Latin obiectum (“object”, literally “thrown against”), from obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō (“to throw against”), from ob- (“against”) + iaciō (“to throw”), as a calque of Ancient Greek ἀντικείμενον (antikeímenon). Doublet of objectum and objet.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- Old French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OBJECT · 5 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.
OBJECT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 42 days.
First found by a player on Day 75, 3 August 2026.
Built from these letters
OBJECT starts with O and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BCEJOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start OBJECT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OBJECT?
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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.
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