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COOTER
Definition of COOTER
noun
A freshwater turtle of the eastern United States of the genus Pseudemys.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Gullah cootuh (“turtle”), from an African language, e.g. Bambara kuta (“turtle”). Attested in English from the 19th century.
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.
COOTER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COOTER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found COOTER?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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