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OSTEOMA
Definition of OSTEOMA
noun
A benign bony tumour that typically grows on the skull.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From osteo- + -oma.
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.
OSTEOMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OSTEOMA starts with O and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEMOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OSTEOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found OSTEOMA?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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