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MADCAPS
Definition of MADCAPS
noun
plural of madcap
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Word DNA
MADCAPS inherits its ancestry from its root, MADCAP.
How it is built
Same root, MADCAP · 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.
MADCAPS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MADCAPS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACDMPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found MADCAPS?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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