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KIELBASA
Definition of KIELBASA
noun
A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern Europe.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Polish kiełbasa (“sausage”), from Proto-Slavic *kъlbasa, which may derive from Proto-Turkic for "grilled cutlet," literally "pressed on ashes," from *kül (“ash”) + *bas (“to press”) (modern Turkish basmak). See the Ukrainian cognate ковбаса́ (kovbasá, “sausage”), whence kubasa, for more information.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KIELBASA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 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
KIELBASA starts with K and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AABEIKLS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start KIELBA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found KIELBASA?
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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