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TUGRAS
Definition of TUGRAS
noun
plural of tugra
TUGHRA · via tugra
noun
A calligraphic signature of an Ottoman sultan (and some other rulers to the present day) that was affixed to official documents, carved on his seal, and stamped on coins and inscribed on some stamps issued during his reign.
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Word DNA
TUGRAS inherits its ancestry from its root, TUGHRA.
Line of descent
- Turkish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
32nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (178)
branch · 0.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TUGHRA · 3 relatives 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.
TUGRAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TUGRAS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AGRSTU - 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.
Could you have found TUGRAS?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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