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RAMSHACKLE
Definition of RAMSHACKLE
adjective
In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in 1830, a back-formation from ramshackled, from ransackled, past participle of ransackle (“to ransack”), frequentative of Middle English ransaken (“to pillage”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,064)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RAMSHACKLE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
RAMSHACKLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 87 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
RAMSHACKLE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEHKLMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found RAMSHACKLE?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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