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OSTOMY
Definition of OSTOMY
noun
A surgical procedure to provide an exit point for the waste of an organism.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Back-formation from colostomy, ileostomy, gastrostomy, and similar terms.
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.
OSTOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OSTOMY starts with O and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read MOOSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found OSTOMY?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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