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CATATONIC
Definition of CATATONIC
adjective
Of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia; having a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CATATONIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 104 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 3, 24 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 3, 24 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CATATONIC starts with C and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AACCINOTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C, A and T appear 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 CATATO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 3
Could you have found CATATONIC?
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 3 - and most players walked straight past it.
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