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MALEDICTION
Definition of MALEDICTION
noun
A curse.
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Where it comes from
From late Middle English malediccion, from Middle French malédiction, from Latin maledictiō (“curse”) from malus (“evil”) + dictiō (“speech”) noun of action from perfect passive participle dictus (“spoken”), from verb dīcō (“speak”).
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.
MALEDICTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
MALEDICTION starts with M and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACDEIILMNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start MALEDIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MALEDICTION?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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