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MOONLIT
Definition of MOONLIT
adjective
Lit by moonlight.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From moon + lit. Compare Saterland Frisian mouneljoacht (“moonlit”), West Frisian moanneljocht (“moonlit”), Dutch maanverlicht (“moonlit”), Danish månelys (“moonlit”), Swedish månljus (“moonlit”).
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.
MOONLIT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MOONLIT starts with M and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ILMNOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MOONLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found MOONLIT?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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