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KANGAROO
Definition of KANGAROO
noun
A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”). Despite a popular misconception, the Guugu Yimidhirr term does not mean "I don't know".
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.
KANGAROO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KANGAROO starts with K and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read AAGKNOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start KANGAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found KANGAROO?
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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