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FIREWOOD
Definition of FIREWOOD
noun
Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English ferwode, fyrewoode, equivalent to fire + wood.
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.
FIREWOOD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
FIREWOOD starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEFIOORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FIREWO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found FIREWOOD?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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