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GOATEE
Definition of GOATEE
noun
A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From goat + -ee (diminutive suffix), referring to the tuft of hair on the chin of many domestic goats.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, GOAT · 11 relatives 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.
GOATEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GOATEE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found GOATEE?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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