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ZULUS
Definition of ZULUS
Wiktionary has no entry for ZULUS itself. This is its base word, ZULU.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Zulu of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ZULUS 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 68, 27 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 41 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
ZULUS starts with Z and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read LSUUZ - 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.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found ZULUS?
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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