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BOLDFACING
Definition of BOLDFACING
verb
present participle and gerund of boldface
noun
A font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.
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Word DNA
BOLDFACING inherits its ancestry from its root, BOLDFACE.
How it is built
Same root, BOLDFACE · 2 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.
BOLDFACING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOLDFACING starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ABCDFGILNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BOLDFA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found BOLDFACING?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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