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MINIVER
Definition of MINIVER
noun
A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French menu vair (“squirrel, squirrel fur”), from menu (“small”) + vair (“a type of fur”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,408)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MINIVER · 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.
MINIVER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MINIVER starts with M and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EIIMNRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start MINIVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found MINIVER?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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