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HOSIERY
Definition of HOSIERY
noun
Undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From hosier + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HOSIER · 3 relatives 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.
HOSIERY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 135 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOSIERY starts with H and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EHIORSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HOSIER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found HOSIERY?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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