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OTTAVA
Definition of OTTAVA
adverb
One octave higher; as a marking, typically abbreviated 8va.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Italian ottava (“octave”) (also feminine form of ottavo (“eighth”), ordinal form of otto).
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.
OTTAVA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 111, 8 September 2026.
Built from these letters
OTTAVA starts with O and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAOTTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and A appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start OTTAVA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OTTAVA?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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