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BOURBON
Definition of BOURBON
noun
A whiskey distilled in the United States from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels.
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Where it comes from
From bourbon whiskey, originally Bourbon whiskey, of disputed provenance. Generally taken to derive from Bourbon County, Kentucky, but possibly also from Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Both derive from the French Bourbon dynasty, named for the lordship of French Bourbon l'Archambault. The town's name derives from Borvo, a local Celtic deity associated with hot springs, from Proto-Celtic *borvo (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to be hot, boil”). See also Borvo.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BOURBON 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
BOURBON starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read BBNOORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B and O appear more than once.
Words that start BOURBO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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