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OLIVER
Definition of OLIVER
noun
A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot.
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Where it comes from
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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.
OLIVER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 17, 6 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OLIVER starts with O and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EILORV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found OLIVER?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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