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WAISTBAND
Definition of WAISTBAND
noun
A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.
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Where it comes from
From waist + band.
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.
WAISTBAND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
WAISTBAND starts with W and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AABDINSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start WAISTB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found WAISTBAND?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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