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MONGER
Definition of MONGER
noun
Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word. A dealer or trader in a specific commodity. A person promoting something, especially an undesirable thing.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English mongere, mangere (“dealer, merchant, trader”), from Old English mangere (“dealer, merchant, trader”), from Proto-West Germanic *mangārī (“dealer, merchant, monger”), from Latin mangō (“dealer, trader”) + Proto-West Germanic *-ārī (suffix forming agent nouns, especially denoting occupations). The further etymology of mangō is uncertain; the following possibilities have been suggested: The verb is either derived from the noun, or is a back-formation from mongering (adjective or noun).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MONGER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MONGER starts with M and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EGMNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 MONGER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found MONGER?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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