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STAIRWAY
Definition of STAIRWAY
noun
A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
stair + way
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.
STAIRWAY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STAIRWAY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAIRSTWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start STAIRW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found STAIRWAY?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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