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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).
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 24 boards so far. 146 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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.
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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