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GEISHA
Definition of GEISHA
noun
A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”).
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.
GEISHA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 77 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GEISHA starts with G and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEGHIS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GEISHA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GEISHA?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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