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STRAND
Definition of STRAND
noun
The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STRAND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
STRAND starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start STRAND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found STRAND?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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