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MADRAS
Definition of MADRAS
noun
A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Madras, former name of the Indian city Chennai, where it was first produced.
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.
MADRAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MADRAS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MADRAS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found MADRAS?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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