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OOTHECAL
Definition of OOTHECAL
adjective
Relating to an ootheca.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ootheca + -al.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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.
OOTHECAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OOTHECAL starts with O and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACEHLOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found OOTHECAL?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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