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MISHANDLE
Definition of MISHANDLE
verb
To manipulate something roughly, causing physical damage.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English mishandlen, equivalent to mis- + handle. Cognate with Saterland Frisian mishondelje, West Frisian mishandelje, Dutch mishandelen (“to mistreat”), German misshandeln (“to mistreat”).
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.
MISHANDLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MISHANDLE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEHILMNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MISHAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found MISHANDLE?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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