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DRYSALTER
Definition of DRYSALTER
noun
A dealer in chemicals used in the arts (oils, preservatives etc.) as well as, often, preserved foodstuffs including pickles or salted meats.
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Where it comes from
From dry + salter.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DRYSALTER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 152, 19 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 152, 19 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DRYSALTER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADELRRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start DRYSAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DRYSALTER?
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 152 - and most players walked straight past it.
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