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OVERSLAUGH
Definition of OVERSLAUGH
noun
A barrier in a river.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Dutch overslag, from Dutch overslaan.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (713)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OVERSLAUGH · 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.
OVERSLAUGH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 100, 28 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 107, 4 September 2026.
Built from these letters
OVERSLAUGH starts with O and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AEGHLORSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start OVERSL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OVERSLAUGH?
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 100 - and most players walked straight past it.
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