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BLOODING
Definition of BLOODING
verb
present participle and gerund of blood
noun
A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
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Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BLOOD · 3 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.
BLOODING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BLOODING starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BDGILNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 BLOODI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found BLOODING?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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