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BROOMSTICK
Definition of BROOMSTICK
noun
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From broom + stick.
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.
BROOMSTICK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BROOMSTICK starts with B and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read BCIKMOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BROOMS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BROOMSTICK?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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