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MOTELIER
Definition of MOTELIER
noun
The person who runs a motel.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Blend of motel + hotelier.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, MOTELIER · 1 relative 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.
MOTELIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MOTELIER starts with M and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEILMORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found MOTELIER?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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