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PALIMONIES
Definition of PALIMONIES
Wiktionary has no entry for PALIMONIES itself. This is its base word, PALIMONY.
noun
A form of alimony paid to a former partner in a nonmarital relationship.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for PALIMONY.
Blend of pal (“close friend”) + alimony (“maintenance”). Coined by celebrity divorce lawyer Marvin Mitchelson in 1977 in suit of his client Michelle Triola Marvin against the actor Lee Marvin.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ALIMONY · 3 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.
PALIMONIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PALIMONIES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEIILMNOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found PALIMONIES?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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