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MANDORLA
Definition of MANDORLA
noun
A vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Christian art.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of almond, amygdala, and amygdale.
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.
MANDORLA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MANDORLA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AADLMNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start MANDOR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found MANDORLA?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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