The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
MEERCAT
Definition of MEERCAT
noun
Alternative spelling of meerkat.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MEERCAT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MEERCAT starts with M and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACEEMRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found MEERCAT?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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