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BALSAM
Definition of BALSAM
noun
A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”), of Semitic origin (Hebrew בושם (“spice, perfume”)); compare Old English balsam, balsamum (“balsam, balm”), Doublet of balm and desman. Not related to balsa.
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.
BALSAM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 60 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BALSAM starts with B and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AABLMS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start BALSAM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found BALSAM?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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