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TUMBLEWEED
Definition of TUMBLEWEED
noun
Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.
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Where it comes from
From tumble + weed.
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.
TUMBLEWEED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TUMBLEWEED starts with T and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDEEELMTUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start TUMBLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TUMBLEWEED?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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