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MANATEES
Definition of MANATEES
noun
plural of manatee
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MANATEES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MANATEES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEEMNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found MANATEES?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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