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CAPONS
Definition of CAPONS
noun
plural of capon
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Another sense
CAPONS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of capon.
Word DNA
CAPONS inherits its ancestry from its root, CAPON.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CAPON · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CAPONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 69 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CAPONS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACNOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found CAPONS?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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