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OOTHECA
Definition of OOTHECA
noun
An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From oo- (“egg-”) + theca (“sheath”).
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.
OOTHECA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OOTHECA starts with O and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACEHOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found OOTHECA?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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