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TALPA
Definition of TALPA
noun
An encysted tumour on the head; a wen.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English talpa, from Latin talpa (“mole”). Doublet of taupe.
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.
TALPA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 82, 10 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 39 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TALPA starts with T and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AALPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start TALPA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found TALPA?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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