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HANDRAIL
Definition of HANDRAIL
noun
A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp, or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.
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Where it comes from
From hand + rail.
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.
HANDRAIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 82, 10 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 92, 20 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HANDRAIL starts with H and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AADHILNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start HANDRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HANDRAIL?
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 82 - and most players walked straight past it.
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