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KIBOSH
Definition of KIBOSH
noun
Chiefly in put on the kibosh or put the kibosh on: something which checks or restrains.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin of the noun is uncertain; the following etymologies have been suggested: The verb is derived from the noun.
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.
KIBOSH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KIBOSH starts with K and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read BHIKOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start KIBOSH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found KIBOSH?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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