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VINDALOO
Definition of VINDALOO
noun
A blend of chilis, tamarind, ginger, cumin, and mustard seeds, originally from Goa.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Konkani विंदालू (vindālū), from Portuguese vin-d’alho (“wine and garlic sauce”), from vinho (“wine”) + alho (“garlic”). Not related to English aloo, from Hindi आलू (ālū), but by confusion with this term the dish is often based on potatoes.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Hindi
- Portuguese
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
22nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (352)
branch · 1.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VINDALOO · 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.
VINDALOO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 88 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VINDALOO starts with V and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read ADILNOOV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found VINDALOO?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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