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TANTO
Definition of TANTO
noun
A traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 短刀 (tantō), from Middle Chinese 短刀 (twan taw, “dagger”).
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.
TANTO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TANTO starts with T and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read ANOTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Could you have found TANTO?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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