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OBOL
Definition of OBOL
noun
Synonym of obolus: a silver coin of Ancient Greece.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós, literally “spit”). Doublet of obole and pul.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OBOL · 1 relative 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.
OBOL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OBOL starts with O and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read BLOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start OBOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found OBOL?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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