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COSTARD
Definition of COSTARD
noun
A large cooking apple.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English costard, perhaps from Old French coste (“rib”) + -ard, in reference to its ribbed appearance.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (843)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COSTARD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COSTARD starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start COSTAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found COSTARD?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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