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WATAP
Definition of WATAP
noun
The root of the spruce, and sometimes also of the pine, split lengthwise into strips and used in the construction of baskets and canoes.
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Where it comes from
From Ojibwe wadab (“a spruce root”).
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.
WATAP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WATAP starts with W and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read AAPTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start WATAP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found WATAP?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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