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MARKSMEN
Definition of MARKSMEN
noun
plural of marksman
MARKSMAN
noun
A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.
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Word DNA
MARKSMEN inherits its ancestry from its root, MARK.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,769)
How it is built
Same root, MARK · 12 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MARKSMEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MARKSMEN starts with M and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEKMMNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once.
Words that start MARKSM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MARKSMEN?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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