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NAARTJIE
Definition of NAARTJIE
noun
Citrus reticulata (mandarin, satsuma, tangerine); a soft, loose-skinned tangerine.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Tamil நாரத்தை (nārattai, “citron”) through Afrikaans. Has been used in South Africa since 1790. Appearing in English as naartje in 1901, in this spelling by Lawrence Green in Tavern of the Seas, 1947.
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.
NAARTJIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 71, 30 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 71, 30 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NAARTJIE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEIJNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once, including a double letter. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start NAARTJ
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NAARTJIE?
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 71 - and most players walked straight past it.
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