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WOODBINE
Definition of WOODBINE
noun
Any of several climbing vines, especially the honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) and the creepers of genus Parthenocissus. in genus Lonicera: European honeysuckle or common honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum). European fly honeysuckle, dwarf honeysuckle, or fly woodbine (Lonicera xylosteum). in genus Parthenocissus: Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Japanese creeper or Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata). Thicket creeper, false Virginia creeper, of grape woodbine (Parthenocissus inserta, syn. Parthenocissus vitacea). Devil's darning needle (Clematis virginiana). Yellow jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens).
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Where it comes from
From Middle English wodebynd, wodebynde, from Old English wudubind, wudubinde (“woodbine”), equivalent to wood + bine.
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.
WOODBINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WOODBINE starts with W and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BDEINOOW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start WOODBI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found WOODBINE?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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