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BACKSTORY
Definition of BACKSTORY
noun
The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically a character in a dramatic work.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From back- (prefix meaning ‘in, into, or towards the past’) + story.
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.
BACKSTORY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 105, 2 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 105, 2 September 2026.
Built from these letters
BACKSTORY starts with B and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ABCKORSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BACKST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BACKSTORY?
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 105 - and most players walked straight past it.
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