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OSTINATO

/ɒstɪˈnɑtoʊ/8 letters

Definition of OSTINATO

noun

A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.

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Where it comes from

From Italian ostinato (“stubborn”). Doublet of obstinate.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

OSTINATO in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 120
Its one board, across 120 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
106
First board
14
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.

First ever to find it

tao

on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

OSTINATO
8
Letters
4
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

OSTINATO starts with O and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read AINOOSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and T appear more than once.

Words that start OSTINA

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

OSTINATIOSTINATOS

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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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.

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