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MAINSAIL
Definition of MAINSAIL
noun
The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From main + sail.
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.
MAINSAIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MAINSAIL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AAIILMNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start MAINSA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found MAINSAIL?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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