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BACKLASHING
Definition of BACKLASHING
verb
present participle and gerund 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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Word DNA
BACKLASHING inherits its ancestry from its root, BACKLASH.
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.
BACKLASHING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 61, 20 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 61, 20 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BACKLASHING starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AABCGHIKLNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BACKLAS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BACKLASHING?
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 61 - and most players walked straight past it.
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