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TUPELO
Definition of TUPELO
noun
Any of several trees of the genus Nyssa which grow in swampy regions on the eastern, southern and midwestern United States. Nyssa aquatica. Nyssa multiflora, a North American tree of the dogwood family, with brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries.
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Where it comes from
From Creek topilwa < íto 'tree' + opílwa 'swamp'.
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.
TUPELO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
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
TUPELO starts with T and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read ELOPTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found TUPELO?
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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