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OOBLECK
Definition of OOBLECK
noun
A mixture of cornstarch and water with unusual physical properties.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Named for a sticky substance in Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1949), children's story by Dr. Seuss.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, OOBLECK · 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.
OOBLECK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OOBLECK starts with O and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read BCEKLOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found OOBLECK?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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