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TOPAZ
Definition of TOPAZ
noun
A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos).
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.
TOPAZ in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 54 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TOPAZ starts with T and ends with Z. Sorted, its letters read AOPTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start TOPAZ
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found TOPAZ?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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