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HACKSAW
Definition of HACKSAW
noun
A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From hack + saw. Attested since 1867.
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.
HACKSAW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 38, 27 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HACKSAW starts with H and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read AACHKSW - 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 HACKSA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found HACKSAW?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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