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STRAGGLER
Definition of STRAGGLER
noun
Someone who goes against the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
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Where it comes from
From straggle + -er.
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.
STRAGGLER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STRAGGLER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEGGLRRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and G appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start STRAGG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STRAGGLER?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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