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YUZU
Definition of YUZU
noun
A citrus fruit originating in East Asia, Citrus ichangensis x Citrus reticulata var. austera.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Japanese 柚子 (yuzu).
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.
YUZU in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 67 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
YUZU starts with Y and ends with U. Sorted, its letters read UUYZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start YUZU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found YUZU?
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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