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OVERLOCKED
Definition of OVERLOCKED
verb
simple past and past participle of overlock
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OVERLOCKED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OVERLOCKED starts with O and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEEKLOORV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once.
Words that start OVERLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found OVERLOCKED?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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