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MOLD
Definition of MOLD
noun
A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English molde (“mold, cast”), from Old French modle, mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin modus. Doublet of module, modulus, and model.
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.
MOLD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MOLD starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DLMO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MOLD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found MOLD?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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