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MEANDER
Definition of MEANDER
noun
One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin Maeander, from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros) – a river in Asia Minor (present day Turkey) known for its winding course (modern Turkish Menderes).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,672)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MEAND · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Turkish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MEANDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 74 boards so far. 415 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.
Built from these letters
MEANDER starts with M and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADEEMNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MEANDE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found MEANDER?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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