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MATADOR
Definition of MATADOR
noun
The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish matador (“killer”). Used in the English language as title for a bullfighter, however referred to as a torero in Spain.
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.
MATADOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MATADOR starts with M and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AADMORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start MATADO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found MATADOR?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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