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TRACERY
Definition of TRACERY
noun
Bars or ribs, usually of stone or wood, or other material, that subdivide an opening or stand in relief against a door or wall as an ornamental feature.
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Where it comes from
From trace + -ery.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, TRACE · 11 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TRACERY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TRACERY starts with T and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACERRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start TRACER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TRACERY?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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