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KUMQUAT
Definition of KUMQUAT
noun
A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Cantonese 金橘 (gam gwat) or 金桔 (gam gwat, literally “golden tangerine”). Related to loquat – same second character.
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.
KUMQUAT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KUMQUAT starts with K and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AKMQTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found KUMQUAT?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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