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ORTOLAN
Definition of ORTOLAN
noun
A small European migratory bunting (Emberiza hortulana), once eaten whole as a delicacy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French hortolan (“gardener”), from Latin hortulānus (“gardener”). Doublet of hortulan.
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.
ORTOLAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ORTOLAN starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ALNOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found ORTOLAN?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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