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PIEROGI
Definition of PIEROGI
noun
A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Polish pierogi, the plural of pieróg (“dumpling”), which ultimately is derived from Proto-Slavic *pirъ (“party”). Relationship to Turkish börek is unclear. Doublet of pirogi (from Russian), pirohy (from Czech and Slovak), and pyrohy/pedaheh (from Ukrainian).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Turkish
- Proto-Slavic
- Polish
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
32nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (65)
branch · 0.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PIEROGI · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Czech, Russian.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PIEROGI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 122 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PIEROGI starts with P and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read EGIIOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found PIEROGI?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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