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CHANDELIER
Definition of CHANDELIER
noun
A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French chandelier, from Latin candelabrum, from candela (“a candle”). Doublet of candelabrum. See also candle.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHANDELIER · 1 relative 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.
CHANDELIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 48 boards so far. 60 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CHANDELIER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEHILNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start CHANDE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found CHANDELIER?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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