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TARSI
Definition of TARSI
noun
plural of tarsus
noun
The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates. A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.
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Word DNA
TARSI inherits its ancestry from its root, TARSUS.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TARSUS · 2 relatives 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.
TARSI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TARSI starts with T and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read AIRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
8 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TARSI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found TARSI?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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