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QUIPUS
Definition of QUIPUS
noun
plural of quipu
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Word DNA
QUIPUS inherits its ancestry from its root, QUIPU.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
47th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.1%
of traced words share this origin (18)
branch · 0.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, QUIPU · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
QUIPUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
QUIPUS starts with Q and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read IPQSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found QUIPUS?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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