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BAWD
Definition of BAWD
noun
One who keeps a brothel, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer or madam.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English bawde, baude, from Old French baud (“bold, lively, jolly, gay”). Doublet of bold. An association with Welsh bawddyn (“dirty fellow, scoundrel”), from baw (“dirt”), was suggested by the Rev. Henry Todd.
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.
BAWD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 78 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BAWD starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABDW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BAWD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found BAWD?
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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