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PIRANHA

/pɪˈɹɑːn(j)ə/7 letters

Definition of PIRANHA

noun

Any of certain freshwater fish of the subfamily Serrasalminae, native to South America; they are characterized by razor-sharp teeth and a reputation of being ferocious predators (despite most species being omnivorous).

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

First attested in 1869. The term entered English either via Portuguese piranha or Spanish piraña, from Old Tupi pirãîa.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

PIRANHA in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 109
Its 19 boards, across 109 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
19
Boards found on
9
First board
105
Latest board
13
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.

First ever to find it

katertot

on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

PIRANHA
7
Letters
3
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

PIRANHA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAHINPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.

Words that start PIRANH

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.

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