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OVENBIRD
Definition of OVENBIRD
noun
Any of several birds: Originally, any of several small European birds that build dome-shaped nests; such as the long-tailed tit, willow warbler and chiffchaff. An American warbler, Seiurus aurocapilla, that builds such a nest of vegetation. Any bird of the Central and South America family Furnariidae.
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Where it comes from
From oven + bird, from the shape of the nest.
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.
OVENBIRD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 58, 17 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
OVENBIRD starts with O and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDEINORV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 58
Could you have found OVENBIRD?
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 58 - and most players walked straight past it.
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