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GASHOLDER
Definition of GASHOLDER
noun
A large cylindrical tank used for storing gas, especially town gas (1870s-1940s) or natural gas (1950s-present). Types include one with telescopic sections with wet seals in between and one with a nontelescoping tank and a dry seal.
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Where it comes from
From gas + holder.
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.
GASHOLDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 91, 19 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GASHOLDER starts with G and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADEGHLORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GASHOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found GASHOLDER?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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