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COVERUPS
Definition of COVERUPS
noun
plural of coverup
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Word DNA
COVERUPS inherits its ancestry from its root, COVER.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,726)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, COVER · 10 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German, Old English, Portuguese, Spanish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COVERUPS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 92, 20 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COVERUPS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEOPRSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found COVERUPS?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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