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SIMURGH
Definition of SIMURGH
noun
A gigantic winged benevolent creature.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Classical Persian سیمرغ (sīmurġ).
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.
SIMURGH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SIMURGH starts with S and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read GHIMRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SIMURG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found SIMURGH?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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