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OBVIATION
Definition of OBVIATION
noun
The act of obviating; deterrence or prevention.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English obviacioun, from Medieval Latin obviātiō.
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.
OBVIATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 18, 7 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OBVIATION starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABIINOOTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start OBVIAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found OBVIATION?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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