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COYDOG
Definition of COYDOG
noun
Any hybrid of a coyote (Canis latrans) and a (usually feral) dog (Canis lupus familiaris).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Blend of coyote + dog.
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.
COYDOG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COYDOG starts with C and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CDGOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found COYDOG?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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