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CACOON
Definition of CACOON
noun
A beanlike seed of a tropical vine (Entada rheedei), used as a hallucinogen and in traditional medicine, and made into jewelry.
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Where it comes from
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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.
CACOON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CACOON starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACCNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CACOON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CACOON?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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