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BLOWTORCH
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.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From blow + torch.
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.
BLOWTORCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
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.
Also seen on Day 8
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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