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HOMESTEADS
Definition of HOMESTEADS
noun
plural of homestead
noun
A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these. A parcel of land in the interior of North America, usually 160 acres, that was distributed to settlers from Europe or eastern North America under the Dominion Lands Act of 1870 in Canada or the Homestead Act of 1862 in the United States.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HOMESTEADS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOMESTEADS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHMOSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and S appear more than once.
Words that start HOMEST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HOMESTEADS?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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