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BEARCATS
Definition of BEARCATS
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
BEARCATS inherits its ancestry from its root, BEARCAT.
How it is built
Same root, BEARCAT · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BEARCATS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 105, 2 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 105, 2 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BEARCATS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABCERST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found BEARCATS?
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 105 - and most players walked straight past it.
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