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MAND
Definition of MAND
noun
A verbal operant in which the response is reinforced by a characteristic consequence and is therefore under the functional control of relevant conditions of deprivation or aversive stimulation.
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Where it comes from
Introduced by B. F. Skinner. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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.
MAND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
MAND starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADMN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 MAND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found MAND?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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