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HALTERNECK
Definition of HALTERNECK
noun
A single strap or material which runs from the front of the garment around the back of the wearer's neck, leaving most of the back uncovered, often used in swimsuits and women's dresses.
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Where it comes from
From halter + neck.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HALTERNECK · 1 relative 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.
HALTERNECK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 101, 29 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 101, 29 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HALTERNECK starts with H and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHKLNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HALTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HALTERNECK?
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 101 - and most players walked straight past it.
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