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METHEGLINS
Definition of METHEGLINS
noun
plural of metheglin
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Word DNA
METHEGLINS inherits its ancestry from its root, METHEGLIN.
Line of descent
- Welsh
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
33rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (63)
branch · 0.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, METHEGLIN · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Irish, Latin.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
METHEGLINS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
METHEGLINS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEGHILMNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found METHEGLINS?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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