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OTOLITH
Definition of OTOLITH
noun
A small particle, composed mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From oto- + -lith, from Ancient Greek ὠτο- (ōto-), stem of οὖς (oûs, “ear”), and λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
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.
OTOLITH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OTOLITH starts with O and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read HILOOTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and T appear more than once.
Could you have found OTOLITH?
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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