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WORKBENCH
Definition of WORKBENCH
noun
A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From work + bench.
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.
WORKBENCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 4, 25 May 2026.
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Built from these letters
WORKBENCH starts with W and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read BCEHKNORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 4
Could you have found WORKBENCH?
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 4 - and most players walked straight past it.
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