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SYRAH
Definition of SYRAH
noun
A dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French syrah. The derivation from the Persian city name of Shiraz (شیراز) is today believed to be a legend. The same goes for derivations from Syria, Syracuse or the Greek island of Syros. The name might be connected to the Celtic root Proto-Celtic *serrā, "billhook", referring to the method of harvesting.
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.
SYRAH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYRAH starts with S and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AHRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SYRAH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found SYRAH?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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