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BANYA
Definition of BANYA
noun
A type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Russian ба́ня f (bánja). Doublet of bagnio, bain, and balaneion.
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.
BANYA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BANYA starts with B and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AABNY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found BANYA?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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