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TORAN
Definition of TORAN
noun
A gateway consisting of two upright pillars carrying one to three transverse lintels, often minutely carved with symbolic sculpture, and serving as a monumental approach to a Buddhist temple.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Sanskrit तोरण (toraṇa, “arched portal”).
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.
TORAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 53, 12 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 57 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TORAN starts with T and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ANORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found TORAN?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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