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BLEMISH
Definition of BLEMISH
noun
A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English blemisshen, blemissen, from Old French blemiss-, stem of Old French blemir, blesmir (“make pale, injure, wound, bruise”) (French blêmir), from Old Frankish *blesmijan, *blasmijan (“to make pale”), from Old Frankish *blasmī (“pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“white, pale”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Dutch bles (“white spot”), German blass (“pale”), Old English āblered (“bare, uncovered, bald, shaven”).
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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.
BLEMISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 52 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BLEMISH starts with B and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read BEHILMS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BLEMIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found BLEMISH?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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