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BULKHEAD
Definition of BULKHEAD
noun
A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old Norse bálkr (“partition”) + head, anglicised as bulk + head.
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.
BULKHEAD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 46, 5 July 2026.
Built from these letters
BULKHEAD starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABDEHKLU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found BULKHEAD?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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