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CAPARISON
Definition of CAPARISON
noun
The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French caparasson (Modern French caparaçon), from Old Spanish caparazón, from Old Occitan capairon.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
49th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.1%
of traced words share this origin (16)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CAPARISON · 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.
CAPARISON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CAPARISON starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACINOPRS - 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.
Words that start CAPARI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found CAPARISON?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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