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INTERMEDIA
Definition of INTERMEDIA
noun
interdisciplinary activities between media, such as those between drawing and poetry, or between painting and theatre
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Where it comes from
From inter- + media; a concept employed in the mid-1960s by Fluxus artist Dick Higgins.
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.
INTERMEDIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INTERMEDIA starts with I and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIIMNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start INTERM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found INTERMEDIA?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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