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METACARPUS
Definition of METACARPUS
noun
The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.
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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.
METACARPUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
METACARPUS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEMPRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start METACA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found METACARPUS?
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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