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MARGINALIA
Definition of MARGINALIA
noun
Notes in the margin of a document.
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Where it comes from
From New Latin marginālia (cf. margināle (neuter singular (adjective / noun)), from Medieval Latin neuter plural of marginālis (“on the periphery”), from Latin margō (“border, edge”). By surface analysis, marginal + -ia. Compare margin.
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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.
MARGINALIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 127, 24 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 127, 24 September 2026.
Built from these letters
MARGINALIA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAAGIILMNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start MARGIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MARGINALIA?
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 127 - and most players walked straight past it.
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