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MACKINTOSH
Definition of MACKINTOSH
noun
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), who patented a type of rubberized cloth in 1823. Former trademark. The letter k is a later addition.
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.
MACKINTOSH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MACKINTOSH starts with M and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read ACHIKMNOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MACKIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MACKINTOSH?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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