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MARROW
Definition of MARROW
noun
The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English mary, marow, marwe, marowȝ, from Old English mearg, from Proto-West Germanic *maʀg, from Proto-Germanic *mazgą, *mazgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰos. Compare West Frisian moarch, Dutch merg, German Mark, Swedish märg, Icelandic mergur, and also Russian мозг (mozg, “brain”), Polish mózg (“brain”), Ashkun amōźã, Kamkata-viri muč, muj, Waigali muj, Persian مغز (maġz, “brain”), Sanskrit मज्जन् (majján). Doublet of maghaz.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,787)
How it is built
Same root, MARROW · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Icelandic, Persian, Polish, Russian, Sanskrit, Swedish.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MARROW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
MARROW starts with M and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read AMORRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MARROW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MARROW?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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