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IGLOOS
Definition of IGLOOS
noun
plural of igloo
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Word DNA
IGLOOS inherits its ancestry from its root, IGLOO.
Line of descent
- Inuktitut
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
55th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0%
of traced words share this origin (9)
branch · 0% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IGLOO · 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.
IGLOOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 6, 27 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IGLOOS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read GILOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found IGLOOS?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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