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TAILWIND
Definition of TAILWIND
noun
A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.; a following wind.
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Where it comes from
From tail + wind.
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.
TAILWIND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 83, 11 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 83, 11 August 2026.
Built from these letters
TAILWIND starts with T and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADIILNTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Could you have found TAILWIND?
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 83 - and most players walked straight past it.
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