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OBSEQUENT
Definition of OBSEQUENT
adjective
Obedient; submissive; obsequious.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin obsequens, present participle of obsequi, from ob (see ob-) + sequi. See sequence.
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.
OBSEQUENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 81, 9 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 81, 9 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OBSEQUENT starts with O and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BEENOQSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start OBSEQU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OBSEQUENT?
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 81 - and most players walked straight past it.
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