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OKAPIS
Definition of OKAPIS
noun
plural of okapi
noun
A ruminant (Okapia johnstoni) found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck, a reddish-brown coat, and zebra-like stripes on the hindquarters.
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Another sense
OKAPIS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of okapi.
Word DNA
OKAPIS inherits its ancestry from its root, OKAPI.
How it is built
Same root, OKAPI · 1 relative in the game
OKAPIS in a sentence
“The reserve is home to the Mbuti people, and houses animals such as okapis (found nowhere else), elephants and 13 primate species.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OKAPIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 46 boards so far. 87 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OKAPIS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AIKOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found OKAPIS?
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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