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TORII
Definition of TORII
noun
A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
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Where it comes from
From Japanese 鳥居 (torii, literally “bird abode”).
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.
TORII in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TORII starts with T and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read IIORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found TORII?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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