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MARLINGS
Definition of MARLINGS
noun
plural of marling
MARL · via marling
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
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MARLINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 74, 2 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
MARLINGS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AGILMNRS - 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.
Could you have found MARLINGS?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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