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WHITEBEAM
Definition of WHITEBEAM
noun
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English witbeam, equivalent to white + beam (“tree”) – see Old English bēam (“tree”). In the name, white refers to the color of the leaves, when emergent and later the undersides.
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.
WHITEBEAM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 99, 27 August 2026.
Built from these letters
WHITEBEAM starts with W and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ABEEHIMTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start WHITEB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WHITEBEAM?
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 99 - and most players walked straight past it.
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