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SALOOP
Definition of SALOOP
noun
An aromatic drink originally prepared from salep and later from sassafras bark with other ingredients such as milk and sugar added, which was once popular in London, England.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
A variant of salep (“starch or jelly made from orchid plants”), originally a key ingredient in the drink.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SALOOP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SALOOP starts with S and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read ALOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SALOOP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found SALOOP?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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