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OBTAIN
Definition of OBTAIN
verb
To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English obteinen, from Anglo-Norman obtenir, optiner et al., and Middle French obtenir, from Latin obtinēre (“to gain, achieve, succeed, possess”), from ob- + tenēre (“to hold”).
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.
OBTAIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 85, 13 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OBTAIN starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABINOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start OBTAIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OBTAIN?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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