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LEATHERWOOD
Definition of LEATHERWOOD
noun
Any of the genus Dirca of deciduous shrubs of North America, that have leathery bark.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From leather + 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.
LEATHERWOOD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 82, 10 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEATHERWOOD starts with L and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHLOORTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start LEATHER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LEATHERWOOD?
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 82 - and most players walked straight past it.
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