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CHARANGO
Definition of CHARANGO
noun
A small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music.
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Where it comes from
From Spanish charango, onomatopoeic, or perhaps a corruption of charanga. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHARANGO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 71, 30 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 71, 30 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHARANGO starts with C and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read AACGHNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CHARAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHARANGO?
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 71 - and most players walked straight past it.
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