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MALVA
Definition of MALVA
noun
Any plant of the genus Malva, a mallow.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the genus name, or in some Spanish or Portuguese contexts, from the Spanish or Portuguese word.
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.
MALVA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 55, 14 July 2026.
Built from these letters
MALVA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AALMV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start MALVA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found MALVA?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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