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MAXILLA
Definition of MAXILLA
noun
Synonym of jaw.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English, from Latin māxilla (“the jawbone, jaw”), diminutive of māla (“the cheekbone, jaw”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MAXILLA · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MAXILLA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MAXILLA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAILLMX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and L appear more than once, including a double letter. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start MAXILL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MAXILLA?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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