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ODORANT
Definition of ODORANT
noun
Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes
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Where it comes from
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ODORANT · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ODORANT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 80, 8 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 80, 8 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ODORANT starts with O and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ADNOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found ODORANT?
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 80 - and most players walked straight past it.
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