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TROIKAS
Definition of TROIKAS
noun
plural of troika
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Word DNA
TROIKAS inherits its ancestry from its root, TROIKA.
Line of descent
- Russian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
20th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (362)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TROIKA · 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.
TROIKAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 79 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
TROIKAS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AIKORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found TROIKAS?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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