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BARSTOOL
Definition of BARSTOOL
noun
Alternative form of bar stool.
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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.
BARSTOOL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BARSTOOL starts with B and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ABLOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 BARSTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found BARSTOOL?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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