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ZORI
Definition of ZORI
noun
A Japanese sandal made from rice straw or lacquered wood, worn with a kimono for formal occasions.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Japanese 草履 (zōri).
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.
ZORI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ZORI starts with Z and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read IORZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ZORI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found ZORI?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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