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OVERLOCKING
Definition of OVERLOCKING
verb
present participle and gerund of overlock
noun
A stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming or seaming.
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Word DNA
OVERLOCKING inherits its ancestry from its root, OVERLOCK.
How it is built
Same root, OVERLOCK · 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.
OVERLOCKING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 88, 16 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 42 days.
First found by a player on Day 88, 16 August 2026.
Built from these letters
OVERLOCKING starts with O and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CEGIKLNOORV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OVERLOC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OVERLOCKING?
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 88 - and most players walked straight past it.
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