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OVERLOADING
Definition of OVERLOADING
noun
A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed.
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Where it comes from
From over + loading.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, OVERLOAD · 2 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.
OVERLOADING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 62, 21 July 2026.
Built from these letters
OVERLOADING starts with O and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ADEGILNOORV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OVERLOA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OVERLOADING?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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