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OBSTRUCTION
Definition of OBSTRUCTION
noun
The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin obstructio (“hindrance”), from obstruo (“build against, block, stop”).
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.
OBSTRUCTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OBSTRUCTION starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read BCINOORSTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and T appear more than once.
Words that start OBSTRUC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OBSTRUCTION?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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