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OBVIOUS
Definition of OBVIOUS
adjective
Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
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Where it comes from
16th century, from Latin obvius (“being in the way so as to meet, meeting, easy to access, at hand, ready, obvious”) + -ous, from ob- (“before”) + via (“way”).
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.
OBVIOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OBVIOUS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BIOOSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OBVIOU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found OBVIOUS?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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