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SANDBLAST
Definition of SANDBLAST
verb
To spray with fast-moving solid grains (such as sand propelled by compressed air, although softer material like sodium bicarbonate used for delicate materials may also be so referred to). The process is used for stripping dirt, rust, paint etc. from the surface of objects.
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Where it comes from
From sand + blast.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SANDBLAST · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SANDBLAST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SANDBLAST starts with S and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AABDLNSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and A appear more than once.
Words that start SANDBL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SANDBLAST?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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