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COULEE
Definition of COULEE
noun
A stream, especially one in the western US or Canada, generally smaller than a bayou; it may (or may not) run dry in summer, may be sluggish, shallow, and wide (forming in effect a pond or slough), or may have formerly cut a deep gulch or ravine, but at present run dry.
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Where it comes from
From French coulée (“flow”), from couler (“to flow”).
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.
COULEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COULEE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEELOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found COULEE?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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