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BANDSAW
Definition of BANDSAW
noun
A powered saw whose blade is a continuous band of metal with teeth along one edge.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From band + saw.
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.
BANDSAW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BANDSAW starts with B and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read AABDNSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BANDSA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found BANDSAW?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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