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SPLINTER
Definition of SPLINTER
noun
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English splenter, splinter, from Middle Dutch splinter, equivalent to splint + -er.
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.
SPLINTER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPLINTER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EILNPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SPLINT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found SPLINTER?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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