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OVERHEAD
Definition of OVERHEAD
adjective
Located above, especially over the head.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English owerheved, over-hed, over hede (adverb), from Old English oferhēafod (adverb), equivalent to over- + head. Compare German Low German overhoopt, överhoopt, German überhaupt. Piecewise doublet of overchief.
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.
OVERHEAD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OVERHEAD starts with O and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHORV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start OVERHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found OVERHEAD?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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