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SALSIFY
Definition of SALSIFY
noun
Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Tragopogon, most of which have purple flowers. Tragopogon porrifolius, a plant with linear leaves; cultivated for its light-skinned edible root and herbal properties. Known in particular as "white salsify" among other common names
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from French salsifis.
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.
SALSIFY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SALSIFY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AFILSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start SALSIF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SALSIFY?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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