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FAIRLEADER
Definition of FAIRLEADER
noun
A fitting used to guide a line, cable or sheet with minimal friction. Used for anchor lines, and for rigging on sailing ships.
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Where it comes from
From fair + leader.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FAIRLEAD · 2 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.
FAIRLEADER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FAIRLEADER starts with F and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AADEEFILRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A, R and E appear more than once.
Words that start FAIRLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FAIRLEADER?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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