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INHAUL
Definition of INHAUL
noun
A rope used to haul in the clew of a sail, or a jib boom
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Where it comes from
From in- + haul.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, INHAUL · 2 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.
INHAUL in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 139 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
INHAUL starts with I and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AHILNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start INHAUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found INHAUL?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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