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JACKSTAY
Definition of JACKSTAY
noun
A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
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Where it comes from
From Jack + stay.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JACKSTAY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 51 days.
First found by a player on Day 51, 10 July 2026.
Built from these letters
JACKSTAY starts with J and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AACJKSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JACKST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found JACKSTAY?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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