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MEALIE
Definition of MEALIE
noun
An ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Afrikaans mielie, from obsolete Dutch milie (“millet, maize”), from Old French mil (“millet”).
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.
MEALIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 85, 13 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MEALIE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEILM - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start MEALIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found MEALIE?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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