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BIRDSHOT
Definition of BIRDSHOT
noun
Small lead or steel shot, as pieces of ammunition, used in shotgun shells.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From bird + shot.
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.
BIRDSHOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BIRDSHOT starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BDHIORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BIRDSH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found BIRDSHOT?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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