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CHATELAIN
Definition of CHATELAIN
noun
Synonym of castellan: the lord of a castle; a caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle for its lord.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English chateleyn, from Middle French chatelaine, from Old French chastelein and castelain (“castellan”), from chastel and castel (“castle”) + -ain (“-an: forming adj.”), from Medieval Latin castellum, from Latin castrum (“fort”) + -ellum (“-elle: forming diminutives”). Doublet of Castilian, castellano, castellanus, and castellan.
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.
CHATELAIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHATELAIN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACEHILNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CHATEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found CHATELAIN?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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