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LAIKA
Definition of LAIKA
noun
A type of hunting dog from Russia.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Russian ла́йка (lájka, “laika”, literally “barker”).
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.
LAIKA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LAIKA starts with L and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAIKL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found LAIKA?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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