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REMAIN
Definition of REMAIN
noun
That which is left; relic; remainder.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remaneō, maneō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”). Displaced native Middle English beliven, bliven (“to remain”) (from Old English belīfan (“to remain, stay”)) due to confluence with related Middle English beleven (“to leave behind”), with which it merged. More at beleave and belive.
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.
REMAIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
REMAIN starts with R and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEIMNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start REMAIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found REMAIN?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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