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BERGAMOT
Definition of BERGAMOT
noun
A tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume.
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Where it comes from
From French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta, from Ottoman Turkish بك آرمودی (beg armudu, literally “a lord's pear”), denoting a fattish kind of pear. The European word developed the sense of a fruit of a certain citrus cultivar in the late 17th century.
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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.
BERGAMOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 118 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BERGAMOT starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ABEGMORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BERGAM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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