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OVERSCALED
Definition of OVERSCALED
adjective
Oversized; larger than the proper scale
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From over- + scaled.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, OVERSCALE · 1 relative 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.
OVERSCALED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OVERSCALED starts with O and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEELORSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start OVERSC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found OVERSCALED?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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