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OBTRUDING
Definition of OBTRUDING
adjective
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Word DNA
OBTRUDING inherits its ancestry from its root, OBTRUDE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (10,004)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OBTRUDE · 2 relatives 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.
OBTRUDING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 92, 20 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OBTRUDING starts with O and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BDGINORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start OBTRUD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OBTRUDING?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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