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MAYBE
Definition of MAYBE
adverb
Perhaps, possibly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From an ellipsis of Middle English it may be, equivalent to may + be. Compare mayhap.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,223)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MAYBE · 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.
MAYBE in OUTLIER
It has fitted 2 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 85, 13 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 48 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MAYBE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEMY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found MAYBE?
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 85 - and most players walked straight past it.
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