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CAMEL

/ˈkæml̩/5 letters

Definition of CAMEL

noun

A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From Middle English camel, through Old English camel and Old Northern French camel (Old French chamel, modern French chameau), from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic source, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גמל (gamál), Aramaic ܓܡܠܐ (gamlā), Coptic ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (čamoul). As a marine device, from Dutch. As an ethnic slur, short for camelfucker, camel jockey, etc.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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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.

CAMEL in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 102
Its 10 boards, across 102 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
10
Boards found on
7
First board
95
Latest board
41
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.

First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.

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Built from these letters

CAMEL
5
Letters
2
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

CAMEL starts with C and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACELM - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.

Same letters, different word

2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.

Words that start CAMEL

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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