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COOPER
Definition of COOPER
noun
A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From coop + -er.
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.
COOPER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COOPER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEOOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start COOPER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found COOPER?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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