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MERDE
Definition of MERDE
noun
Shit.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French merde (“shit”). Doublet of mierda and merd.
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.
MERDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MERDE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found MERDE?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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