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MEDIEVAL
Definition of MEDIEVAL
adjective
Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
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Where it comes from
From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).
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.
MEDIEVAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 53 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MEDIEVAL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ADEEILMV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start MEDIEV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found MEDIEVAL?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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