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OBSEQUIAL
Definition of OBSEQUIAL
adjective
Relating to an obsequy or funeral rite.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From obsequy + -al.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OBSEQUIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 52, 11 July 2026.
Built from these letters
OBSEQUIAL starts with O and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ABEILOQSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start OBSEQU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found OBSEQUIAL?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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