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TIMBERLINE
Definition of TIMBERLINE
noun
The height or limit beyond which trees do not grow in mountainous or Arctic regions.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From timber + line.
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.
TIMBERLINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 87, 15 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TIMBERLINE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEEIILMNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start TIMBER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found TIMBERLINE?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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