The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
BACKLASH
Definition of BACKLASH
noun
A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension.
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Where it comes from
From back- + lash.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BACKLASH · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BACKLASH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 97, 25 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 97, 25 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BACKLASH starts with B and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AABCHKLS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BACKLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BACKLASH?
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 97 - and most players walked straight past it.
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