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WOODBINES
Definition of WOODBINES
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
WOODBINES inherits its ancestry from its root, WOODBINE.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,864)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WOODBINE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WOODBINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WOODBINES starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BDEINOOSW - 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 34
Could you have found WOODBINES?
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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