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NYALA
Definition of NYALA
noun
A southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasii (syn. Nyala angasii), with thin white stripes in the grey or brown coat, a ridge of tufted hair running all along the spine, and long horns with a spiral twist.
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Where it comes from
Probably borrowed from Tsonga nyala. The alternative form inyala is from Zulu inyala.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, NYALA · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NYALA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NYALA starts with N and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AALNY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found NYALA?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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