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BOOTLEG
Definition of BOOTLEG
verb
To engage in bootlegging. To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From boot + leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.
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.
BOOTLEG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOOTLEG starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BEGLOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BOOTLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found BOOTLEG?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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