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CAIMAN
Definition of CAIMAN
noun
Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Spanish caimán or Portuguese caimão, from Kari'na acayouman.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
25th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (110)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CAIMAN · 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.
CAIMAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CAIMAN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACIMN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found CAIMAN?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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