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CAPUCHIN
Definition of CAPUCHIN
noun
A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; a Franciscan.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First use appears c. 1589, from French capuchin, from earlier capucin, from Italian cappuccino, ultimately from Late Latin cappa (“cape, hood”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CAPUCHIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 62 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 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
CAPUCHIN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACCHINPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Words that start CAPUCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CAPUCHIN?
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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