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BLOOM
Definition of BLOOM
noun
A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English blome, from Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô (“flower”). Doublet of bloom (“spongy mass of metal”); see there for more.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,861)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BLOOM · 5 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.
BLOOM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BLOOM starts with B and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read BLMOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BLOOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found BLOOM?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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