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OXBOWS
Definition of OXBOWS
noun
plural of oxbow
noun
A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts of which are fastened to its yoke.
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Another sense
OXBOWS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of oxbow.
Word DNA
OXBOWS inherits its ancestry from its root, OXBOW.
How it is built
Same root, OXBOW · 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.
OXBOWS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 118 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OXBOWS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BOOSWX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found OXBOWS?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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