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MATRON
Definition of MATRON
noun
A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank. A woman with the character of a mother or matriarch. A woman in charge of the domestic arrangements of an establishment or institution, especially, the nursing officer or chief nurse of a hospital.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English matrone, from Old French matrone, from Latin mātrōna (“married woman”), from māter (“mother”). Doublet of matrona.
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.
MATRON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MATRON starts with M and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AMNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MATRON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found MATRON?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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