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BURKA
Definition of BURKA
noun
Alternative form of burqa.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Hindustani برقع / बुरक़ा (burqā), from Classical Persian برقع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).
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.
BURKA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 49 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BURKA starts with B and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ABKRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found BURKA?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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