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MACKEREL
Definition of MACKEREL
noun
Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled, Typically Scomber scombrus in the British isles.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English mackerell, macrell, macrelle, makarell, makerel, makerell, makerelle, makrel, makrell, makyrelle, from Old French maquerel. Further origin unknown.
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.
MACKEREL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
MACKEREL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACEEKLMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 7
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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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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