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CUSPIDOR
Definition of CUSPIDOR
noun
A spittoon.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
CUSPIDOR carries 3 further meanings.
noun
Any ornamental vessel used as a spittoon; hence, to avoid the common term, a spittoon of any sort.
noun
spittoon
noun
a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese cuspidor (“spitter”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Portuguese
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
25th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (106)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CUSPIDOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 79 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CUSPIDOR starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CDIOPRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of CUSPIDOR. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start CUSPID
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found CUSPIDOR?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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