The Clue
Less conventional (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ODDER
Tags
Notes
The answer ODDER is common and appears about once every 325 puzzles.
Related Clues
Stranger
Weirder
Comparatively peculiar
Comparatively unconventional
Curiouser and curiouser
Less familiar
Less predictable
Less usual
More anomalous
More baffling
More bizarre
More curious
More eccentric
More fantastic
More peculiar
More puzzling
More unusual
More outré
Not so commonplace
More suitable for Robert Ripley
Definition
ODD as an adjective:
1. not divisible by two
2. not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned"
3. an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests"
4. (curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular) = beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
5. (odd, unmatched, unmated, unpaired) = of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.
6. (leftover, left over, left, odd, remaining, unexpended) = not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"