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BACKWATERS
Definition of BACKWATERS
noun
plural of backwater
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BACKWATERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
BACKWATERS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABCEKRSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BACKWA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found BACKWATERS?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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