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MARL
Definition of MARL
noun
A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English marle, from Old French marle, from Late Latin margila, diminutive of marga (“marl”). Doublet of marla.
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.
MARL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MARL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ALMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MARL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found MARL?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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