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TAIKO
Definition of TAIKO
noun
A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a tournament, and at the end of each day
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 太鼓 (たいこ taiko), from 太 (tʰàj, “great”) + 鼓 (kú, “drum”).
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.
TAIKO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 58, 17 July 2026.
Built from these letters
TAIKO starts with T and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read AIKOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TAIKO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 58
Could you have found TAIKO?
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 58 - and most players walked straight past it.
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