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MATRYOSHKA
Definition of MATRYOSHKA
noun
One of a set of wooden Russian dolls of different sizes, designed such that each fits inside the next.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Russian матрёшка (matrjóška), from personal name Матрёна (Matrjóna), formerly Матрона (Matrona), ultimately from Latin mātrōna (“matron”).
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.
MATRYOSHKA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MATRYOSHKA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAHKMORSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MATRYO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found MATRYOSHKA?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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