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BURTHEN
Definition of BURTHEN
noun
Archaic form of burden. The tonnage of a ship based on the number of tuns of wine that it could carry in its holds. Rarely used musical tempo, meaning slow and ponderous (e.g., moving under a burden); similar to largo. A section of music with the tempo mark burthen.
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Where it comes from
Old form of burden. Compare similar development in murder.
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.
BURTHEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BURTHEN starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read BEHNRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BURTHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found BURTHEN?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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