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BOURGEONS
Definition of BOURGEONS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of bourgeon
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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.
BOURGEONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 85, 13 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOURGEONS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEGNOORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start BOURGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found BOURGEONS?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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