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OVOIDS
Definition of OVOIDS
noun
plural of ovoid
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Word DNA
OVOIDS inherits its ancestry from its root, OVOID.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OVOID · 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.
OVOIDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 47 boards so far. 132 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OVOIDS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DIOOSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found OVOIDS?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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