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HANDSOME
Definition of HANDSOME
adjective
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly:
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Where it comes from
From Middle English handsum, hondsom, equivalent to hand + -some. Compare Dutch handzaam, German Low German handsaam. The original sense was “easy to handle or use”, hence “suitable” and “apt, clever” (mid-16th century), giving rise to the current appreciatory senses (late 16th century).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.1%
of traced words share this origin (4,799)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HANDSOME · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HANDSOME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HANDSOME starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEHMNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HANDSO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found HANDSOME?
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