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MINEFIELD
Definition of MINEFIELD
noun
An area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From mine + field. Compare Saterland Frisian Mienenfäield (“minefield”), West Frisian mynfjild (“minefield”), Dutch mijnenveld (“minefield”), German Low German Minenfeld (“minefield”), German Minenfeld (“minefield”), Danish minefelt (“minefield”), Swedish minfält (“minefield”).
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.
MINEFIELD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 44, 3 July 2026.
Built from these letters
MINEFIELD starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEFIILMN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found MINEFIELD?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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