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ROWAN
Definition of ROWAN
noun
Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Originally Scots and northern English, from Middle English ron, rone, compare also Northern English raan, ran. At first referring to its fruits, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse reynir. Also related to Norwegian Bokmål rogn, Danish røn. Ultimately related to the root of red.
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.
ROWAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ROWAN starts with R and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ANORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ROWAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found ROWAN?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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