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JICAMA
Definition of JICAMA
noun
The edible root of the yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) used in salads in Central America and as a snack in Mexico.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish jícama, from Classical Nahuatl xīcama, apocopic form of xīcamatl.
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.
JICAMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JICAMA starts with J and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACIJM - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found JICAMA?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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