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TEGU
Definition of TEGU
noun
Any of the South American lizards of the families Teiidae and Gymnophthalmidae. In particular, any member of the genus Tupinambis, which is sometimes kept as a pet.
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Where it comes from
From teguexin, from Nahuatl tecoixin (“lizard”).
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.
TEGU in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TEGU starts with T and ends with U. Sorted, its letters read EGTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TEGU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found TEGU?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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