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OBLIGEMENTS
Definition of OBLIGEMENTS
noun
plural of obligement
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Word DNA
OBLIGEMENTS inherits its ancestry from its root, OBLIGE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OBLIGE · 11 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.
OBLIGEMENTS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 58, 17 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 102 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 120, 17 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OBLIGEMENTS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEEGILMNOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found OBLIGEMENTS?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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