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MALATES
Definition of MALATES
noun
plural of malate
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Word DNA
MALATES inherits its ancestry from its root, MALIC.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,450)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MALIC · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MALATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MALATES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAELMST - 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.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found MALATES?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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