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TILAK
Definition of TILAK
noun
A mark or symbol worn on the forehead by Hindus, ornamentally or as an indication of status.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Hindi तिलक (tilak), from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.8%
of traced words share this origin (247)
branch · 1.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TILAK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 136, 3 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TILAK starts with T and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read AIKLT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TILAK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TILAK?
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 136 - and most players walked straight past it.
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