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BLOODSTAIN
Definition of BLOODSTAIN
noun
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From blood + stain.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BLOODSTAIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BLOODSTAIN starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABDILNOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BLOODS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BLOODSTAIN?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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