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OXLIP
Definition of OXLIP
noun
A plant of species Primula elatior, similar to cowslip (Primula veris) but with larger, pale yellow flowers.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English *oxeslyppe, from Old English oxanslyppe (“oxlip”), from oxan, genitive of oxa (“ox”) + slyppe (“paste, slimy substance”). Compare cowslip, of similar formation.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OXLIP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
OXLIP starts with O and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read ILOPX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found OXLIP?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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