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CUSEC

/ˈkjuː.sɛk/5 letters

Definition of CUSEC

noun

A measure of the rate of flow of fluid, especially through a pipeline, equal to one cubic foot per second.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

Blend of cubic + second.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

CUSEC in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 121
Its one board, across 121 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
90
First board
31
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.

First ever to find it

zoyacat

on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

CUSEC
5
Letters
2
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

CUSEC starts with C and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CCESU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.

Words that start CUSEC

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.

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