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TIMBAL
Definition of TIMBAL
noun
A kettledrum.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably from French timbale.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,062)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TIMBAL · 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.
TIMBAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TIMBAL starts with T and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ABILMT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TIMBAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found TIMBAL?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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