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RAGWEED
Definition of RAGWEED
noun
A plant of the genus Ambrosia, native to North America and a common invasive species elsewhere, particularly noted for producing pollen that triggers hay fever.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Alteration of earlier ragwort; presumably equivalent to ragged + weed, with "rag" referring to the tattered appearance of the plant's leaves. Compare Middle English ragwed (“butcher's broom”), of uncertain linguistic relationship.
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.
RAGWEED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
RAGWEED starts with R and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEGRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found RAGWEED?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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