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MARQUEE
Definition of MARQUEE
noun
A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”). Ultimately cognate with marque.
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.
MARQUEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
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Built from these letters
MARQUEE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEMQRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start MARQUE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found MARQUEE?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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