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SPADROON
Definition of SPADROON
noun
A single-handed, lightweight sword.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Compare French and Spanish espadon, Italian spadone. See espadon, spade.
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.
SPADROON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPADROON starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADNOOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SPADRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SPADROON?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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