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COASTGUARD
Definition of COASTGUARD
noun
Alternative spelling of coast guard.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From coast + guard.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COASTGUARD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 45, 4 July 2026.
Built from these letters
COASTGUARD starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AACDGORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start COASTG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found COASTGUARD?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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