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BACKDRAUGHT
Definition of BACKDRAUGHT
noun
Alternative spelling of backdraft.
noun
Sudden, dangerous recombustion that occurs when there is a rapid reintroduction of oxygen to an enclosed space containing a fire.
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Where it comes from
From back + draught.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BACKDRAUGHT in OUTLIER
It has fitted 14 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 57, 16 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 87 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 105, 2 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BACKDRAUGHT starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AABCDGHKRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BACKDRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found BACKDRAUGHT?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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