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JACKSTRAW
Definition of JACKSTRAW
noun
One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JACKSTRAW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 97, 25 August 2026.
Built from these letters
JACKSTRAW starts with J and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read AACJKRSTW - 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.
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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 97 - and most players walked straight past it.
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