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BITTERNUT
Definition of BITTERNUT
noun
The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
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Where it comes from
From bitter + nut.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BITTERNUT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 148, 15 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BITTERNUT starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BEINRTTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BITTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BITTERNUT?
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 148 - and most players walked straight past it.
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