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MARLING
Definition of MARLING
verb
present participle and gerund 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.
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Word DNA
MARLING inherits its ancestry from its root, MARL.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,487)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MARL · 4 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.
MARLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MARLING starts with M and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AGILMNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MARLIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found MARLING?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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