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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).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (817)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHANDLERY · 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.
CHANDLERY in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 39 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 144 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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