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BOWSPRIT
Definition of BOWSPRIT
noun
A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in late 13th century. Probably borrowed from Middle Low German bochspret, from boch (“bow of a ship”) + spret (“pole”) (related to Old English spreot and English sprout).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle Low German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
22nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (353)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BOWSPRIT · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BOWSPRIT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 48 boards so far. 153 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOWSPRIT starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BIOPRSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found BOWSPRIT?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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