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OVERHEADS
Definition of OVERHEADS
noun
plural of overhead
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Word DNA
OVERHEADS inherits its ancestry from its root, OVERHEAD.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,890)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OVERHEAD · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OVERHEADS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 53, 12 July 2026.
Built from these letters
OVERHEADS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHORSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start OVERHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found OVERHEADS?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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