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TANIWHA
Definition of TANIWHA
noun
A spirit or monster in Māori mythology, especially one that dwells in the water.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Māori taniwha.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, TANIWHA · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TANIWHA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TANIWHA starts with T and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAHINTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start TANIWH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found TANIWHA?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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