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MISADVENTURE
Definition of MISADVENTURE
noun
Synonym of misfortune, bad luck or mishap, an instance of bad luck.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English misaventure, from Old French mesaventure, from mes- (“mis-”) + aventure (“adventure”). Equivalent to mis- + adventure. Compare disadventure.
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.
MISADVENTURE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 16, 5 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MISADVENTURE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIMNRSTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start MISADVEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found MISADVENTURE?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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