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OBSERVATIONAL
Definition of OBSERVATIONAL
adjective
Relating to observation, especially scientific observation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From observation + -al.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
OBSERVATIONAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OBSERVATIONAL starts with O and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AABEILNOORSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and A appear more than once.
Words that start OBSERVATI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found OBSERVATIONAL?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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