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MARLS
Definition of MARLS
noun
plural of marl (species of bandicoot).
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
MARLS inherits its ancestry from its root, MARL.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,613)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MARL · 11 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.
MARLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MARLS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ALMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found MARLS?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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