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BLUDGEONER
Definition of BLUDGEONER
noun
One who bludgeons.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From bludgeon + -er.
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.
BLUDGEONER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BLUDGEONER starts with B and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read BDEEGLNORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start BLUDGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found BLUDGEONER?
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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