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OVERDUE
Definition of OVERDUE
adjective
Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From over- + due.
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.
OVERDUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 41, 30 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OVERDUE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEORUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start OVERDU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found OVERDUE?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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