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MINESHAFT
Definition of MINESHAFT
noun
A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From mine + shaft.
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.
MINESHAFT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
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Built from these letters
MINESHAFT starts with M and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEFHIMNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MINESH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MINESHAFT?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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