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MASA
Definition of MASA
noun
A strong form of paper, smooth on one side and lightly textured on the other, used for drawing and painting.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 柾 (masa) or 政 (masa), an abbreviation of 柾紙 (masagami) or 政紙 (masagami).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Japanese
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
25th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (319)
branch · 0.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MASA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MASA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAMS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MASA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MASA?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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