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CHANDLERY
Definition of CHANDLERY
noun
The art or trade of candlemaking.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French chandelerie, from chandelier (“chandler”). Equivalent to candle + -ery.
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.
CHANDLERY in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 94 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHANDLERY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACDEHLNRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHANDL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found CHANDLERY?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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