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HEADLINES
Definition of HEADLINES
noun
plural of headline
noun
A rope. Any of various type of rope used to attach a sail to a yard. A rope or chain used to attach the bow of a vessel to the shore or to another vessel. A rope tied to the head of an animal.
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Word DNA
HEADLINES inherits its ancestry from its root, HEADLINE.
How it is built
Same root, HEADLINE · 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.
HEADLINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
HEADLINES starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHILNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HEADLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found HEADLINES?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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