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BELLOW

/ˈbɛloʊ/6 letters

Definition of BELLOW

noun

The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From Middle English belwen, from Old English belgan, bylgan (“to become angry, to swell with rage”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to sound, roar”), whence also belg (“leather bag”), bellan (“to roar”), blāwan (“to blow”). Cognate with German bellen (“to bark”), Russian бле́ять (bléjatʹ, “baa, bleat”). Compare billow (“wave”), of the same root, also bulge, with related etymology to swelling. Potentially related to bawl, Swedish böl (“bawl”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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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.

BELLOW in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Boards found on
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First board
11
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.

First ever to find it

sneakyhembo

on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

BELLOW
6
Letters
2
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

BELLOW starts with B and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read BELLOW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start BELLOW

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BELLOWSBELLOWEDBELLOWERBELLOWERSBELLOWING

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