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BALLISTA
Definition of BALLISTA
noun
An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
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Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra), from βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).
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.
BALLISTA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BALLISTA starts with B and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AABILLST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BALLIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BALLISTA?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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