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THORNBUSH
Definition of THORNBUSH
noun
Any of many thorny or spiny shrubs and bushes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Compound of thorn + bush. Cognate with Dutch doornbos, German Dornbusch and Swedish törnbuske, all meaning the same and having the same elements (stemming from Proto-Germanic *þurnaz + *buskaz), thus they either share a common Germanic root or are calques of the German word.
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.
THORNBUSH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THORNBUSH starts with T and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read BHHNORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. H appears more than once.
Words that start THORNB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THORNBUSH?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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