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HALLOA
Definition of HALLOA
interjection
A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention to something or to incite; a shout.
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Where it comes from
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HALLOA · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HALLOA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HALLOA starts with H and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAHLLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HALLOA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HALLOA?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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