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BACKFIELD
Definition of BACKFIELD
noun
The rear part of the field of play, particularly Synonym of outfield. The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense. The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
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Where it comes from
From back + field.
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.
BACKFIELD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 122, 19 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 122, 19 September 2026.
Built from these letters
BACKFIELD starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABCDEFIKL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BACKFI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 122 - and most players walked straight past it.
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