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OVERBAKES
Definition of OVERBAKES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of overbake
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Word DNA
OVERBAKES inherits its ancestry from its root, OVERBAKE.
How it is built
Same root, OVERBAKE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OVERBAKES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
OVERBAKES starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABEEKORSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start OVERBA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found OVERBAKES?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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