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RIBBON
Definition of RIBBON
noun
A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English riban, ryban, ryband, from Old French riban, ruban (> modern French ruban), of uncertain origin. Likely from a Germanic compound whose second element is cognate with English band. Compare Middle Dutch ringhband (“necklace”, literally “ring-band”).
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.
RIBBON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.
Built from these letters
RIBBON starts with R and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read BBINOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B 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.
Words that start RIBBON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RIBBON?
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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