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SALTWORT
Definition of SALTWORT
noun
Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following: Those of the family Amaranthaceae, including: Salsola spp. (Russian thistles) and related genera within the subfamily Salsoloideae. Salicornia spp. (syn. Sarcocornia) spp.) (pickleweeds).
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Where it comes from
From salt + wort (“plant”).
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SALTWORT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SALTWORT starts with S and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ALORSTTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start SALTWO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SALTWORT?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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