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BACKSWIMMERS
Definition of BACKSWIMMERS
noun
plural of backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
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Word DNA
BACKSWIMMERS inherits its ancestry from its root, BACKSWIMMER.
How it is built
Same root, BACKSWIMMER · 1 relative 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.
BACKSWIMMERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 172, 8 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BACKSWIMMERS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABCEIKMMRSSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and M appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found BACKSWIMMERS?
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 172 - and most players walked straight past it.
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