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KILOMETRE
Definition of KILOMETRE
noun
An SI unit of length equal to 10 metres. Symbol: km
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French kilomètre, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”); equivalent to kilo- + metre.
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.
KILOMETRE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
KILOMETRE starts with K and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIKLMORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E 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.
Words that start KILOME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found KILOMETRE?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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