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MARIONETTE
Definition of MARIONETTE
noun
A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French marionnette. The word had originally meant a small statue of the Virgin Mary, then also a puppet of her used in religious theatrical presentations, finally generalised to any puppet.
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.
MARIONETTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MARIONETTE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEIMNORTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MARION
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MARIONETTE?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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