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TOTEM
Definition of TOTEM
noun
Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).
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.
TOTEM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 3, 24 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 3, 24 May 2026.
Built from these letters
TOTEM starts with T and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EMOTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TOTEM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 3
Could you have found TOTEM?
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 3 - and most players walked straight past it.
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