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MACKERELS
Definition of MACKERELS
noun
plural of mackerel
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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.
MACKERELS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 17 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 ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MACKERELS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEKLMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found MACKERELS?
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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