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WAND
Definition of WAND
noun
A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”), from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”). Cognate with Icelandic vendi (“wand”), Danish vånd (“wand, switch”), German Wand (“wall, septum”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wandus, “rod”).
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.
WAND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
WAND starts with W and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADNW - 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 WAND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found WAND?
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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