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LINEBACKER
Definition of LINEBACKER
noun
The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.
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Where it comes from
From line + backer.
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.
LINEBACKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 61, 20 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 48 days.
First found by a player on Day 61, 20 July 2026.
Built from these letters
LINEBACKER starts with L and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ABCEEIKLNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start LINEBA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 61 - and most players walked straight past it.
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