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BEARCAT
Definition of BEARCAT
noun
Any member of diverse species of the order Carnivora: A binturong (Arctictis binturong, in the family Viverridae). A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, in the family Ursidae). A red panda (Ailurus fulgens, in the family Ailuridae).
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Where it comes from
From bear + cat.
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.
BEARCAT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BEARCAT starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AABCERT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found BEARCAT?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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