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CARPETBAGGER
Definition of CARPETBAGGER
noun
A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From carpetbag + -er, because many carried their belongings in cheap luggage made from carpet fabric.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CARPETBAGGER · 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.
CARPETBAGGER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CARPETBAGGER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AABCEEGGPRRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A, R, E and G appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CARPETBA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CARPETBAGGER?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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