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HOLLAND
Definition of HOLLAND
noun
A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
After Holland, where it originally came from. From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
15th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.8%
of traced words share this origin (222)
branch · 22.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HOLLAND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOLLAND starts with H and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADHLLNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HOLLAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HOLLAND?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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