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MANACLES
Definition of MANACLES
noun
plural of manacle
noun
A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English manicle, from Old French manicle, from Latin manicula, diminutive form of manus (“hand”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MANACLE · 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.
MANACLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MANACLES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACELMNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start MANACL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found MANACLES?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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