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ODONATE
Definition of ODONATE
noun
Any carnivorous insect of the order Odonata; a dragonfly or damselfly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From translingual Odonata, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”), apparently because they have teeth on their mandibles, although most insects have toothed mandibles.
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.
ODONATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ODONATE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADENOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ODONAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found ODONATE?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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