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MERE
Definition of MERE
adjective
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English mere, mer, from Anglo-Norman meer, from Old French mier, from Latin merus (“pure, unmixed, undiluted”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to sparkle, gleam”). Cognate with Old English āmerian, āmyrian (“to purify, examine, revise”). The Middle English word was perhaps influenced by or conflated with sound-alike Middle English mere (“glorious, noble, splendid, fine, pure”), from Old English mǣre (“famous, great, excellent, sublime, splendid, pure, sterling”), from Proto-West Germanic *mārī, from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MERE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MERE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEMR - 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.
Words that start MERE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found MERE?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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