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KATANA
Definition of KATANA
noun
A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 刀 (katana, “single-edged sword”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Japanese
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
25th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (327)
branch · 0.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KATANA · 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.
KATANA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 148, 15 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KATANA starts with K and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAAKNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found KATANA?
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 148 - and most players walked straight past it.
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