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BOLTHOLE
Definition of BOLTHOLE
noun
A hole in an animal’s den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit, i.e., a hole the animal may bolt through.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From bolt + hole.
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.
BOLTHOLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOLTHOLE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEHLLOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and L appear more than once.
Could you have found BOLTHOLE?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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