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MEANDERS
Definition of MEANDERS
noun
plural of meander
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Word DNA
MEANDERS inherits its ancestry from its root, MEANDER.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,789)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MEANDER · 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.
MEANDERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 55 boards so far. 280 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MEANDERS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEMNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 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 27
Could you have found MEANDERS?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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