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SPANDRIL
Definition of SPANDRIL
noun
Alternative spelling of spandrel.
noun
The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and a straight feature above them.
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Word DNA
SPANDRIL inherits its ancestry from its root, SPANDREL.
Line of descent
- Old French
- Anglo-Norman
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,358)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SPANDREL · 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.
SPANDRIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 72, 31 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
SPANDRIL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ADILNPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SPANDR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SPANDRIL?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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