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MAULSTICK
Definition of MAULSTICK
noun
A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting.
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Where it comes from
From German Mahlstock.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,773)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MAULSTICK · 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.
MAULSTICK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MAULSTICK starts with M and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ACIKLMSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MAULST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found MAULSTICK?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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