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MAGNOLIA
Definition of MAGNOLIA
noun
A tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from translingual Magnolia, from French Magnol + -ia. Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638–1715). The surname is a form of the male given name Magne, from Latin magnus, which in turn from Proto-Italic *magnos, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós, from *méǵh₂s (“great”)..
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,616)
How it is built
Same root, MAGNOLIA · 1 relative in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MAGNOLIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 73 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MAGNOLIA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAGILMNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found MAGNOLIA?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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