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MANA
Definition of MANA
noun
Power, prestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Māori mana, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana. The use of "mana" for "magical energy" in role-playing games originated from Larry Niven, when he wrote the short story, "Not Long Before the End", in 1969. It was later popularised by his The Magic Goes Away setting.
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.
MANA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 52 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MANA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAMN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MANA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found MANA?
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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