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FIRWOOD
Definition of FIRWOOD
noun
The wood of the fir tree.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English *firwode, *firrewode, from Old English furhwudu, equivalent to fir + 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.
FIRWOOD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FIRWOOD starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DFIOORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found FIRWOOD?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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