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MAENAD
Definition of MAENAD
noun
A female follower of Dionysus (“the god of wine”), associated with intense revelling.
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Where it comes from
From Latin Maenad- (“frenzied female follower of Bacchus”), root of Maenās, from Ancient Greek μαινάς (mainás, “raving, frantic”), from μαίνομαι (maínomai, “to be mad, to rage”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to mind; to think; spiritual activity”).
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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.
MAENAD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MAENAD starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AADEMN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MAENAD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found MAENAD?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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