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KANE
Definition of KANE
noun
A Polynesian or Maori man.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Māori kāne (“man”).
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.
KANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
KANE starts with K and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEKN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found KANE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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