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BLACKSTRAP
Definition of BLACKSTRAP
noun
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From black + strap? Possible connection with Dutch stroop (“syrup”).
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.
BLACKSTRAP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 105, 2 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 105, 2 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BLACKSTRAP starts with B and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read AABCKLPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BLACKS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BLACKSTRAP?
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 105 - and most players walked straight past it.
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