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MARTIAN
Definition of MARTIAN
adjective
Alternative letter-case form of Martian (“of or pertaining to the planet Mars”).
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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.
MARTIAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 92, 20 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MARTIAN starts with M and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AAIMNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MARTIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found MARTIAN?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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