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SLUB
Definition of SLUB
noun
A small thickened portion or knot found in yarn, caused by defects or uneven spinning.
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Where it comes from
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SLUB in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SLUB starts with S and ends with B. Sorted, its letters read BLSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SLUB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SLUB?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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