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MINIMAXED
Definition of MINIMAXED
verb
simple past and past participle of minimax
noun
A decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.
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Word DNA
MINIMAXED inherits its ancestry from its root, MINIMAX.
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.
MINIMAXED 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 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MINIMAXED starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEIIMMNX - 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.
Words that start MINIMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MINIMAXED?
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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