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MOTHBALLED
Definition of MOTHBALLED
verb
simple past and past participle of mothball
MOTHBALL
noun
A small ball of chemical pesticide (originally camphor and now typically naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles to deter moth larvae which may damage them.
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Word DNA
MOTHBALLED inherits its ancestry from its root, MOTHBALL.
How it is built
Same root, MOTHBALL · 2 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.
MOTHBALLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MOTHBALLED starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABDEHLLMOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MOTHBA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MOTHBALLED?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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