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BACKWOODSMEN
Definition of BACKWOODSMEN
noun
plural of backwoodsman
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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.
BACKWOODSMEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 79, 7 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 79, 7 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BACKWOODSMEN starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABCDEKMNOOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BACKWOOD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BACKWOODSMEN?
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 79 - and most players walked straight past it.
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