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OVERPLUS
Definition of OVERPLUS
noun
That which remains beyond what is necessary or required; a surplus.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From over- + Anglo-Norman plus, Middle French plus.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- Anglo-Norman
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (816)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OVERPLUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 92, 20 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First found by a player on Day 92, 20 August 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
OVERPLUS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ELOPRSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start OVERPL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OVERPLUS?
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 92 - and most players walked straight past it.
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