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SHRAPNEL
Definition of SHRAPNEL
noun
An anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.
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Where it comes from
From Shrapnel. Named after British army officer Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842) who invented an anti-personnel shell that transported a large number of bullets to the target before releasing them, at a far greater distance than rifles could fire the bullets individually. The surname is likely a metathesized form of Charbonnel, a diminutive of Old French charbon (“charcoal”) in reference to hair color, complexion, or the like.
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.
SHRAPNEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 97 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHRAPNEL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEHLNPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SHRAPN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
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