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MANTEAUX
Definition of MANTEAUX
noun
plural of manteau
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Word DNA
MANTEAUX inherits its ancestry from its root, MANTEAU.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
18th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (497)
branch · 0.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MANTEAU · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MANTEAUX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 75, 3 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MANTEAUX starts with M and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read AAEMNTUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found MANTEAUX?
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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.
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