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OCTAHEDRON
Definition of OCTAHEDRON
noun
a polyhedron with eight faces; the regular octahedron has regular triangles as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ὀκτάεδρον (oktáedron). By surface analysis, octa- + -hedron.
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.
OCTAHEDRON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 17, 6 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OCTAHEDRON starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACDEHNOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OCTAHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found OCTAHEDRON?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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