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OBOEISTS
Definition of OBOEISTS
noun
plural of oboeist
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Word DNA
OBOEISTS inherits its ancestry from its root, OBOE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,269)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OBOE · 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.
OBOEISTS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 146, 13 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OBOEISTS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEIOOSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and S appear more than once.
Could you have found OBOEISTS?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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