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PUSHROD
Definition of PUSHROD
noun
A rigid reciprocating rod that, by its movement, transmits force to actuate a mechanism. A rod in a piston engine that actuates rocker arms above the cylinder head. A rod in an internal gear hub that actuates the shifting mechanism. A rod used in the transmission of flight control inputs to an aircraft's control surfaces.
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Where it comes from
From push + rod.
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.
PUSHROD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 105, 2 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 105, 2 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUSHROD starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DHOPRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PUSHRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PUSHROD?
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 105 - and most players walked straight past it.
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