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RISHI
Definition of RISHI
noun
A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character.
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Where it comes from
From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš (whence Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬴𐬌𐬴 (ərəṣ̌iṣ̌, “seer”)), probably related to अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”).
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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.
RISHI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 59, 18 July 2026.
Built from these letters
RISHI starts with R and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read HIIRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start RISHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found RISHI?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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