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HAND
Definition of HAND
noun
The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in humans and other primates, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English hond, hand, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz. See also Dutch and Swedish hand (“hand”), Danish hånd, German Hand, West Frisian hân. Perhaps compare Old Swedish hinna (“to gain”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰-𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (fra-hinþan, “to take captive, capture”); and Latvian sīts (“hunting spear”), Ancient Greek κεντέω (kentéō, “prick”), Albanian çandër (“pitchfork, prop”).
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.
HAND in OUTLIER
It has fitted 43 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
HAND starts with H and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADHN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HAND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 1
Could you have found HAND?
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 1 - and most players walked straight past it.
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