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KHAKIS
Definition of KHAKIS
noun
plural of khaki Khaki-coloured/colored cotton trousers (pants). A khaki uniform of pants (trousers) or shorts, shirt, and hat or other head covering such as a turban.
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Word DNA
KHAKIS inherits its ancestry from its root, KHAKI.
Line of descent
- Persian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
19th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (158)
branch · 0.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KHAKI · 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.
KHAKIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
KHAKIS starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AHIKKS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. K appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found KHAKIS?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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