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MOSAICS
Definition of MOSAICS
noun
plural of mosaic
noun
A piece of artwork created by placing colored pieces (usually tiles, either regular or irregular in shape) in a pattern so as to create a picture.
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Word DNA
MOSAICS inherits its ancestry from its root, MOSAIC.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MOSAIC · 6 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.
MOSAICS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MOSAICS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACIMOSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start MOSAIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MOSAICS?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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