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TAHINI
Definition of TAHINI
noun
A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ganoush, etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding. Final -i most probably from North Levantine dialects or from Greek ταχίνι (tachíni).
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.
TAHINI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TAHINI starts with T and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read AHIINT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found TAHINI?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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