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BALLOON
Definition of BALLOON
noun
An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
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Where it comes from
First use appears c. 1591, "a game played with a large, inflated leather ball" (possibly via Middle French ballon) from Italian pallone (“large ball”) from palla (“ball”), from Lombardic *palla. The Northern Italian form, balla (“ball-shaped bundle”), today a doublet, likely derived from Old French balle, from Frankish *balla (“ball”), and may have influenced the spelling of this word. Both Germanic words are from Proto-Germanic *ballô (“ball”), *balluz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“bubble”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”). Akin to Old High German ballo, bal (“ball”), (German Ballen (“bale”); Ball "ball"). Doublet of ballon. More at ball.
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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.
BALLOON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.
Built from these letters
BALLOON starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABLLNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BALLOO
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