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CAROUSAL
Definition of CAROUSAL
noun
The state of carousing; (drunken) revelry; an instance of this; a noisy social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption.
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Where it comes from
From carouse (“to engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering”, verb) + -al (suffix forming nouns denoting actions by verbs to which it is attached), possibly also influenced by an erroneous understanding of the meaning of carousel (“merry-go-round”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
CAROUSAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 97, 25 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 97, 25 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CAROUSAL starts with C and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACLORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CAROUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CAROUSAL?
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 97 - and most players walked straight past it.
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