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OOSPHERE
Definition of OOSPHERE
noun
A large nonmotile egg cell, especially of an alga or fungus, formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From oo- (prefix denoting something relating to eggs or ova) + -sphere, modelled after French oosphère.
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.
OOSPHERE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 48, 7 July 2026.
Built from these letters
OOSPHERE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHOOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start OOSPHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found OOSPHERE?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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