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BLINKS
Definition of BLINKS
noun
a herbaceous annual plant of species Montia fontana, in the family Montiaceae, formerly included in the purslane family (Portulacaceae).
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Where it comes from
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BLINK · 6 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BLINKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 30, 19 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BLINKS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BIKLNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found BLINKS?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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