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PETRONEL
Definition of PETRONEL
noun
A short but large-caliber, heavy 16th- and 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or wheellock mechanism, intermediate between the arquebuse and pistol.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French petrinal, alteration of poitrinal, from poitrinal (“of the chest”) (the weapon is thought to have been braced against a chest-pad when firing), from poitrine (“chest, breast”), from Latin pectorina, feminine of pectorinus (“of the breast”) (from pectus (“chest”) + -inus (“-ine”)).
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.
PETRONEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 96, 24 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 96, 24 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PETRONEL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EELNOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PETRON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PETRONEL?
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 96 - and most players walked straight past it.
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