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HAKA
Definition of HAKA
noun
A group dance of New Zealand's Māori people featuring rhythmic chanting, vigorous facial and arm movements, and foot stamping. Traditionally a war dance, today it is also performed to welcome guests, as a mark of respect at occasions such as commemorations and funerals, as a challenge to opposing teams at sports events, and for artistic purposes.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Māori haka, from Proto-Polynesian *saka, from Proto-Oceanic *sagaʀ. The word is cognate with Hawaiian haʻa (“dance”), Mangarevan ʻaka (“to perform a traditional dance; a usually warlike dance accompanied by a chant”), Rarotongan ʻaka (“dance”), Samoan saʻa (“dance”), Tokelauan haka (“dance”), Tongan haka (“hand action made while singing”).
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.
HAKA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 95 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 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 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HAKA starts with H and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAHK - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start HAKA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found HAKA?
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