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ARAK
Definition of ARAK
noun
A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat”), a reference to the condensate in the distillation process. Doublet of ara, raki, and rakija.
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.
ARAK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ARAK starts with A and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read AAKR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found ARAK?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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