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COWBIRD
Definition of COWBIRD
noun
Any bird of the genus Molothrus. The cowbirds are brood parasites.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From cow + bird, as they are often seen near cattle, feeding on insects stirred up by the hooves and those attracted to the manure, as well as fermented grains from the manure.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, COWBIRD · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COWBIRD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COWBIRD starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BCDIORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found COWBIRD?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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