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STADHOLDER
Definition of STADHOLDER
noun
Alternative form of stadtholder.
STADTHOLDER
noun
The chief provincial magistrate, military commander, and, as a member of the House of Orange, highest-ranking noble in the Dutch Republic, who often served as a de facto head of state alongside the States General; the position became hereditary in 1747
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STADHOLDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STADHOLDER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADDEHLORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once.
Words that start STADHO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STADHOLDER?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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