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GARUDA
Definition of GARUDA
noun
A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata.
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Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa).
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.
GARUDA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 64, 23 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 64, 23 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GARUDA starts with G and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AADGRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found GARUDA?
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 64 - and most players walked straight past it.
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