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ANOA
Definition of ANOA
noun
Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Indonesian anoa ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuaŋ via a Celebic language (cognates: Tagalog anwang and Ilocano nuang referring to the domesticated water buffalo).
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.
ANOA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 67, 26 July 2026.
Built from these letters
ANOA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AANO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found ANOA?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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