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MAYAS
Definition of MAYAS
Wiktionary has no entry for MAYAS itself. This is its base word, MAYA.
noun
Magic; supernatural power as held by the gods.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for MAYA.
Borrowed from Sanskrit माया (māyā).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Sanskrit
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
15th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (777)
branch · 1.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MAYA · 1 relative 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.
MAYAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 136, 3 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 136, 3 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MAYAS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAMSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found MAYAS?
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 136 - and most players walked straight past it.
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