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OPHIOLITE
Definition of OPHIOLITE
noun
An assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”) + -lite.
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.
OPHIOLITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OPHIOLITE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EHIILOOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start OPHIOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found OPHIOLITE?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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