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KANGAROOS
Definition of KANGAROOS
noun
plural of kangaroo
noun
A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea.
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Word DNA
KANGAROOS inherits its ancestry from its root, KANGAROO.
How it is built
Same root, KANGAROO · 2 relatives 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.
KANGAROOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
KANGAROOS starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAGKNOORS - 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 8
Could you have found KANGAROOS?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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