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MENTIONS
Definition of MENTIONS
noun
plural of mention
MENTION
noun
A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
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Word DNA
MENTIONS inherits its ancestry from its root, MENTION.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,276)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MENTION · 4 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.
MENTIONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 166, 2 November 2026.
Built from these letters
MENTIONS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EIMNNOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start MENTIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MENTIONS?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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