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OBSERVATION
Definition of OBSERVATION
noun
The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English observacion, borrowed from Middle French observacion. Also a borrowing from French observation and a learned borrowing from Latin observātiō(n-). Morphologically observe + -ation.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OBSERVATION · 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.
OBSERVATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
OBSERVATION starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABEINOORSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OBSERVA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OBSERVATION?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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