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BALSAWOOD
Definition of BALSAWOOD
noun
The wood of the balsa tree.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From balsa + wood.
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.
BALSAWOOD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BALSAWOOD starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AABDLOOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BALSAW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found BALSAWOOD?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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