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BULGHUR
Definition of BULGHUR
noun
Alternative form of bulgur (prepared wheat grains)
noun
Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried, and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking.
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Word DNA
BULGHUR inherits its ancestry from its root, BULGUR.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
18th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (471)
branch · 0.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BULGUR · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BULGHUR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BULGHUR starts with B and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read BGHLRUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found BULGHUR?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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