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FUGU
Definition of FUGU
noun
Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 河豚(ふぐ) (fugu, “blowfish”).
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.
FUGU in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FUGU starts with F and ends with U. Sorted, its letters read FGUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start FUGU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found FUGU?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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