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OBTUND
Definition of OBTUND
verb
To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Latin obtundere (“to dull", "deaden", "deafen”), from ob- (see ob-) + tundere. More at obtuse.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,861)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OBTUND · 3 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.
OBTUND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OBTUND starts with O and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDNOTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start OBTUND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found OBTUND?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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