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HANDRAILS
Definition of HANDRAILS
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
HANDRAILS inherits its ancestry from its root, HANDRAIL.
How it is built
Same root, HANDRAIL · 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.
HANDRAILS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 82, 10 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
HANDRAILS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADHILNRS - 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 HANDRAILS?
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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