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SANDBUR
Definition of SANDBUR
noun
Any of several grasses, of the genus Cenchrus, found in the south-eastern United States, that has a spiny burr
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Where it comes from
From sand + bur.
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.
SANDBUR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 125, 22 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 125, 22 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SANDBUR starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ABDNRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SANDBU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SANDBUR?
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 125 - and most players walked straight past it.
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