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STAKEHOLDER
Definition of STAKEHOLDER
noun
A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
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Where it comes from
From stake + holder.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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.
STAKEHOLDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STAKEHOLDER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHKLORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start STAKEHO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found STAKEHOLDER?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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