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TEMPEH
Definition of TEMPEH
noun
An Indonesian food made from partially-cooked soybeans fermented by a fungus (either Rhizopus oligosporus or Rhizopus oryzae).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Indonesian tempe, from Malay tempe, possibly from Old Javanese tumpi (“a food made from starch and tempeh”), or Malay tapai (“fermentation”).
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.
TEMPEH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TEMPEH starts with T and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read EEHMPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found TEMPEH?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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