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MATERIAL
Definition of MATERIAL
adjective
Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English material, from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria (“wood, material, substance”), from māter (“mother”). Displaced native Middle English andweorc, andwork (“material, matter”) (from Old English andweorc (“matter, substance, material”)). Doublet of materiel.
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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.
MATERIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MATERIAL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AAEILMRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start MATERI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found MATERIAL?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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