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BLACKHEADS
Definition of BLACKHEADS
noun
plural of blackhead
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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.
BLACKHEADS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 84, 12 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BLACKHEADS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABCDEHKLS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start BLACKH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found BLACKHEADS?
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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