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FOOTBAG
Definition of FOOTBAG
noun
A small beanbag or sandbag used as a ball in a number of sports and games. It is typically controlled by the feet, but in some sports every part of the body except the hands and arms may be used.
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Where it comes from
From foot + bag, by analogy with football.
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.
FOOTBAG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 86, 14 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FOOTBAG starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ABFGOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FOOTBA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found FOOTBAG?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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