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TRILBY
Definition of TRILBY
noun
narrow-brimmed type of felt hat, described as having a "shorter brim which is angled down at the front and slightly turned up at the back" in comparison to the fedora
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the stage adaptation of George du Maurier's novel Trilby, in which such hats were worn.
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.
TRILBY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TRILBY starts with T and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BILRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found TRILBY?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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