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BLACKGUARDS
Definition of BLACKGUARDS
noun
plural of blackguard
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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.
BLACKGUARDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BLACKGUARDS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABCDGKLRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BLACKGU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found BLACKGUARDS?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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