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ALOO
Definition of ALOO
noun
potato
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Hindustani آلو (ālo) / आलू (ālū), ultimately from Sanskrit आलु (ālu), said to mean the edible root of a variety of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius.
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.
ALOO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALOO starts with A and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read ALOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ALOO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found ALOO?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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