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GREENBACK
Definition of GREENBACK
noun
Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink) issued by the Federal Reserve.
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Where it comes from
From green + back.
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.
GREENBACK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 84, 12 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 84, 12 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GREENBACK starts with G and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ABCEEGKNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GREENB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GREENBACK?
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 84 - and most players walked straight past it.
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