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OCULUS
Definition of OCULUS
noun
A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye). The central boss of a volute. An opening at the apex of a dome.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin oculus (“eye”). Doublet of occhio.
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
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OCULUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 207 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OCULUS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CLOSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found OCULUS?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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