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BLOWTORCH

/ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ/9 letters

Definition of BLOWTORCH

noun

A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.

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Where it comes from

From blow + torch.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

noun2 syllablescompound

Same root, BLOWTORCH · 2 relatives in the game

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

BLOWTORCH in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 155
Its 11 boards, across 155 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
11
Boards found on
8
First board
148
Latest board
34
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.

First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.

Built from these letters

BLOWTORCH
9
Letters
2
Vowels
7
Consonants
8
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

BLOWTORCH starts with B and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read BCHLOORTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.

Words that start BLOWTO

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found BLOWTORCH?

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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.

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