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BLOCKBUSTER
Definition of BLOCKBUSTER
noun
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From block + buster, referring originally to aerial bombs capable of destroying a whole block of buildings.
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.
BLOCKBUSTER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.
Built from these letters
BLOCKBUSTER starts with B and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read BBCEKLORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once.
Words that start BLOCKBU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BLOCKBUSTER?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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