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OTTERED

/ˈɒtə/7 letters

Definition of OTTERED

Wiktionary has no entry for OTTERED itself. This is its base word, OTTER.

noun

An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae. The flesh or fur of this animal

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Where it comes from

The origin recorded for OTTER.

From Middle English oter, otir, otur, otyre, from Old English otor, from Proto-West Germanic *otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“aquatic, water-animal”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Otter, Dutch otter, German Otter, Swedish utter, Norwegian oter, Icelandic otur, Sanskrit उद्र (udrá), Russian вы́дра (výdra), and Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra, “water snake”). Doublet of Hydra and hydra. More etymology under English water.

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.

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Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

jrcartmell

on Day 120, 17 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

OTTERED
7
Letters
3
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

OTTERED starts with O and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEORTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and E appear more than once, including a double letter.

Same letters, different word

One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.

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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 120 - and most players walked straight past it.

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