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OEDIPAL
Definition of OEDIPAL
adjective
Alternative letter-case form of Oedipal.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OEDIPAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 45 boards so far. 90 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OEDIPAL starts with O and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ADEILOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start OEDIPA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found OEDIPAL?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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