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BIRDWATCHES
Definition of BIRDWATCHES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of birdwatch
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Word DNA
BIRDWATCHES inherits its ancestry from its root, BIRDWATCH.
How it is built
Same root, BIRDWATCH · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BIRDWATCHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 87, 15 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BIRDWATCHES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABCDEHIRSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BIRDWAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BIRDWATCHES?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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