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TRAVOIS
Definition of TRAVOIS
noun
A frame, often consisting of two poles tied together at one end to form a V-shaped structure with the vertex attached to a dog, horse, etc., or held by a person and the other ends touching the ground, which was used by indigenous peoples (notably the Plains Aboriginals of North America) to drag loads over land.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Michif travawy (IPA: /tɹæˈvɔɪ/), from Canadian French travail (“travois”), from French travail, from Middle French travail, from Old French travail (“frame for restraining horses and cattle for medical treatment or shoeing”), from Late Latin tripālium (“torture device consisting of three stakes”), from Latin tripālis (“having, or propped up by, three pales or stakes”) (from tri- (prefix meaning ‘three’) + pālus (“pale, stake”)) + -ium (suffix forming nouns). Doublet of travel and travail. The spelling travois and pronunciations /ˈtɹævwɑ(ː)/, /tɹævˈwɑ/ are probably influenced by French -ois (suffix forming adjectives relating to particular countries, regions, or cities, their associated inhabitant names, and the local languages or dialects). The verb is derived from the noun.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TRAVOIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TRAVOIS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AIORSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found TRAVOIS?
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