The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
MATINEES
Definition of MATINEES
noun
plural of matinee
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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.
MATINEES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 86, 14 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MATINEES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEIMNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 MATINE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MATINEES?
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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