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MARTIN
Definition of MARTIN
noun
Many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French martin (French martinet).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
1.1%
of traced words share this origin (326)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MARTIN · 1 relative 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.
MARTIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
MARTIN starts with M and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AIMNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MARTIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found MARTIN?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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