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OOTHECAE
Definition of OOTHECAE
noun
plural of ootheca
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OOTHECAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 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
OOTHECAE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found OOTHECAE?
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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