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BACKYARD
Definition of BACKYARD
noun
A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From back + yard.
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.
BACKYARD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BACKYARD starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AABCDKRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found BACKYARD?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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