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OSCULUM
Definition of OSCULUM
noun
A small opening or orifice. One of the suckers on the head of a tapeworm. The main opening in a sponge from which water is expelled.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin ōsculum (“little mouth”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,613)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OSCULUM · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OSCULUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OSCULUM starts with O and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CLMOSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found OSCULUM?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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