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COOT
Definition of COOT
noun
Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English cote, coote, cute, cuytt (“coot”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from an unrecorded Old English word, or borrowed from Middle Dutch coet, cuut, kuut (“coot”) (whence modern Dutch koet and meerkoet (“coot”)). Possibly related to Middle High German kūz, kūze (modern German Kauz (“owl”)), Old English cȳta (“kite, bittern”) (whence English kite), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *kūt (“bird of prey”). See kite.
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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.
COOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COOT starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read COOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 COOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found COOT?
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