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MEMORIAL
Definition of MEMORIAL
noun
Memory; recollection.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin memoriale, neuter of memorialis. By surface analysis, memory + -ial.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MEMORIAL · 5 relatives 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.
MEMORIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MEMORIAL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEILMMOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once.
Words that start MEMORI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MEMORIAL?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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