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MERLOT
Definition of MERLOT
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Merlot.
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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.
MERLOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 43, 2 July 2026.
Built from these letters
MERLOT starts with M and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ELMORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found MERLOT?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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