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BURNERS
Definition of BURNERS
noun
plural of burner
noun
Someone or something that physically burns or causes something else to burn. An element on a kitchen stove, hob, or cooktop that generates localized heat for cooking.
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Word DNA
BURNERS inherits its ancestry from its root, BURN.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (851)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BURN · 9 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Irish, Latin, Norwegian, Sanskrit and 3 more.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BURNERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BURNERS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BENRRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Could you have found BURNERS?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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