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ALPENSTOCK
Definition of ALPENSTOCK
noun
A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Alpenstock, from Alpen (“alps”) + Stock (“stick”), early 19th c.
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.
ALPENSTOCK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ALPENSTOCK starts with A and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ACEKLNOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ALPENS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found ALPENSTOCK?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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