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BOLL
Definition of BOLL
noun
The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English bolle (“pod; shell”) and Middle Dutch bolle (“round object”), from Frankish *bollo, all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bullô (“round object; bowl”). More at bowl.
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.
BOLL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOLL starts with B and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read BLLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BOLL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BOLL?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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