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BOOTLEGGER
Definition of BOOTLEGGER
noun
Someone who bootlegs. One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol. One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From bootleg + -er. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in the legs of 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.
BOOTLEGGER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOOTLEGGER starts with B and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read BEEGGLOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O, E and G appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BOOTLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BOOTLEGGER?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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