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DRAFTSMEN
Definition of DRAFTSMEN
noun
plural of draftsman
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Word DNA
DRAFTSMEN inherits its ancestry from its root, DRAUGHT.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,847)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
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.
DRAFTSMEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
DRAFTSMEN starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADEFMNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DRAFTS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DRAFTSMEN?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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