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MINIMAX
Definition of MINIMAX
noun
A decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Blend of mini(mum) + max(imum).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, MINIMAX · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MINIMAX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 161, 28 October 2026.
Built from these letters
MINIMAX starts with M and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read AIIMMNX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M and I appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
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 MINIMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MINIMAX?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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