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OSIER
Definition of OSIER
noun
A willow, of species Salix viminalis, growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America, considered the best willow for wickerwork.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French osier (“basket willow, withy”)
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.
OSIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OSIER starts with O and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EIORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start OSIER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found OSIER?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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