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BAMBOO
Definition of BAMBOO
noun
Any of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterized by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu), variant form of ಬೇವು (bēvu). Cognate with Malayalam വേപ്പ് (vēppŭ), Telugu వేప (vēpa), from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu (“neem”).
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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.
BAMBOO 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 12 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
BAMBOO starts with B and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read ABBMOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BAMBOO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BAMBOO?
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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