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SASSYWOOD
Definition of SASSYWOOD
noun
A form of trial by ordeal in Liberia, typically involving a suspect drinking a poisonous concoction made from the bark of the ordeal tree Erythrophleum guineense, Erythrophleum ivorense, or Erythrophleum suaveolens (called sassy bark); by extension, other forms of trial by ordeal such as applying a heated machete to the suspect's legs, or dipping the suspect's hand into hot oil.
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Where it comes from
From sassy, of unknown (probably West African) origin + wood.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, TRIAL · 9 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.
SASSYWOOD 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 4 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
SASSYWOOD starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADOOSSSWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found SASSYWOOD?
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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