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BOWKNOT
Definition of BOWKNOT
noun
A knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces.
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Where it comes from
From bow + knot.
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.
BOWKNOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 87, 15 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BOWKNOT starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BKNOOTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found BOWKNOT?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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