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ODIFEROUS

/əʊˈdɪfəɹəs/9 letters

Definition of ODIFEROUS

adjective

Odoriferous; smelly

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Another sense

ODIFEROUS carries a second meaning.

  1. adjective

    Having or giving off an odor; odoriferous.

Where it comes from

Shortened from odoriferous.

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Word DNA

How it is built

adjective4 syllables

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ODIFEROUS in a sentence

“The odiferous qualities of whitetail deer come from no fewer than seven different glands scattered literally from head to toe.”

Understanding Seven Deer Glands, 2009

Rarity score
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Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

ODIFEROUS in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 50 boards so far. 142 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 147
Its 50 boards, across 147 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
50
Boards found on
34
First board
147
Latest board
7
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

necromancerous

on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

ODIFEROUS
9
Letters
5
Vowels
4
Consonants
8
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

ODIFEROUS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEFIOORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.

Could you have found ODIFEROUS?

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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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