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PISTACHIO
Definition of PISTACHIO
noun
A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit.
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Where it comes from
From Italian pistacchio (1590s), from Latin pistācium (“pistachio”), from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον (pistákion), from πιστάκη (pistákē, “pistachio tree”), of Iranian origin. Compare Middle English pistace (from Middle French pistace, pistache), Northern Kurdish pisteq, Persian پسته (peste), Middle Persian pstk' (pistag, “pistachio nut”), Old Armenian պիստակ (pistak) (from Iranian), Arabic فُسْتُق (fustuq), Turkish fıstık.
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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.
PISTACHIO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PISTACHIO starts with P and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read ACHIIOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start PISTAC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found PISTACHIO?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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