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SWARD
Definition of SWARD
noun
Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; a portion of such earth.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English swerd, sward (“rind, skin; leather strap; sod, turf”) [and other forms], from Old English sweard (“rind; skin”), from Proto-Germanic *swarduz (“rind; tough skin; turf”); further etymology unknown. The verb is derived from the noun.
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.
SWARD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 104 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 18, 7 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SWARD starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADRSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SWARD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found SWARD?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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