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POLLARD
Definition of POLLARD
noun
A pruned tree; the wood of such trees.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English poll (“head”) + the pejorative suffix -ard (“person characterized by or associated with something, often in a negative way”). The suffix has the same meaning as in drunkard and coward. When used as a verb, it is often used to mean a cut head, which originates from the terms usage in cattle, where "pollarded" is used to mean "headed," as opposed to horned.
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.
POLLARD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLLARD starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADLLOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start POLLAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found POLLARD?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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