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KOALA
Definition of KOALA
noun
A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Dharug gula or gulawany.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, KOALA · 1 relative 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.
KOALA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 151 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KOALA starts with K and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAKLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found KOALA?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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