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NEWEL
Definition of NEWEL
noun
Either of two kinds of supporting post in a staircase.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English nowel, *newel, from Old French noel, from either Early Medieval Latin nōdellus (“buckle”, diminutive of nōdus "knot") or Late Latin nucālis (“nut-like”, derivative of nux "nut"). Doublet of noil and noyau.
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.
NEWEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NEWEL starts with N and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EELNW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start NEWEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found NEWEL?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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