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SUNFLOWER
Definition of SUNFLOWER
noun
Any plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray flowers. The commonly cultivated species, Helianthus annuus, a native of America.
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Where it comes from
From sun + flower. Compare English sunbloom.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SUNFLOWER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 6, 27 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUNFLOWER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EFLNORSUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SUNFLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found SUNFLOWER?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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