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OXTAILS
Definition of OXTAILS
noun
plural of oxtail
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Another sense
OXTAILS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of oxtail.
Word DNA
OXTAILS inherits its ancestry from its root, OXTAIL.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,908)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OXTAIL · 1 relative in the game
OXTAILS in a sentence
“Remove the browned oxtails from the pot and set them aside.”
Recipes for Oxtail Braised in Sherry & Oxtail Ravioli in Leek-Mushroom Broth, 2009
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OXTAILS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 138 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OXTAILS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AILOSTX - 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.
Could you have found OXTAILS?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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