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SPRINGWOOD
Definition of SPRINGWOOD
noun
The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.
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Where it comes from
From spring + wood.
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.
SPRINGWOOD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 32, 21 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 89 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SPRINGWOOD starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DGINOOPRSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SPRING
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found SPRINGWOOD?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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