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MALTHA
Definition of MALTHA
noun
A thick mineral pitch.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin maltha, from Ancient Greek μάλθα (máltha).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MALTHA · 1 relative 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.
MALTHA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MALTHA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAHLMT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found MALTHA?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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