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RAPIERS
Definition of RAPIERS
noun
plural of rapier
noun
A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless), designed predominantly for thrusting; used during the Renaissance period of Europe for civilian duelling
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, RAPI · 3 relatives 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.
RAPIERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RAPIERS starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEIPRRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start RAPIER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RAPIERS?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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