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KISH
Definition of KISH
noun
A basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Irish cis, ceis (“basket, hamper”). Doublet of cesta.
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.
KISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KISH starts with K and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read HIKS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 KISH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found KISH?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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