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METANOIA
Definition of METANOIA
noun
A fundamental change of mind.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μετάνοια (metánoia, “repentance”, literally “afterthought”), a compound of μετά (metá, “after, with”) and νοέω (noéō, “to perceive, to think”).
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.
METANOIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 54 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
METANOIA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEIMNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found METANOIA?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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