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MALWARE
Definition of MALWARE
noun
Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From mal- + -ware.
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.
MALWARE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MALWARE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAELMRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found MALWARE?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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