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DRAFTSMAN
Definition of DRAFTSMAN
noun
US standard spelling of draughtsman.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From draft + -s- + -man.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DRAUGHT · 9 relatives 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.
DRAFTSMAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DRAFTSMAN starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AADFMNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DRAFTS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found DRAFTSMAN?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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