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WOODRUSH
Definition of WOODRUSH
noun
Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Luzula, that have grass-like leaves.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From wood + rush.
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.
WOODRUSH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 75, 3 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 48 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WOODRUSH starts with W and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read DHOORSUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start WOODRU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WOODRUSH?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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