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SAMAN
Definition of SAMAN
noun
A fine; a monetary penalty imposed for breaking the law.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Malay saman (“fine, financial penalty”), from English summons. Doublet of summons.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Malay
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
29th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (225)
branch · 0.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SAMAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 101, 29 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 101, 29 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SAMAN starts with S and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AAMNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SAMAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SAMAN?
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 101 - and most players walked straight past it.
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