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MAIDENHAIRS
Definition of MAIDENHAIRS
noun
plural of maidenhair
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Word DNA
MAIDENHAIRS inherits its ancestry from its root, MAIDENHAIR.
How it is built
Same root, MAIDENHAIR · 1 relative 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.
MAIDENHAIRS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 33, 22 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 122 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 79, 7 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MAIDENHAIRS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADEHIIMNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start MAIDENH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found MAIDENHAIRS?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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