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TRIBES
Definition of TRIBES
noun
plural of tribe
noun
An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, TRIB · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TRIBES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TRIBES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEIRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
6 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TRIBES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found TRIBES?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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