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PENHOLDER

/ˈpɛnˌhəʊl.dəɹ/9 letters

Definition of PENHOLDER

noun

A handle into which a nib or other penpoint is fitted to form a pen.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From pen + holder.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

PENHOLDER in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 120
Its one board, across 120 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
83
First board
37
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 83, 11 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 37 days.

First ever to find it

madelief

on Day 83, 11 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

PENHOLDER
9
Letters
3
Vowels
6
Consonants
8
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

PENHOLDER starts with P and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEEHLNOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.

Words that start PENHOL

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found PENHOLDER?

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 83 - and most players walked straight past it.

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