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NAIAD
Definition of NAIAD
noun
A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
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Where it comes from
From Latin Nāïas, from Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς (Nāïás, “naiad”), from νάω (náō, “to flow”).
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.
NAIAD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 71 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
NAIAD starts with N and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AADIN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found NAIAD?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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