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MEZCAL
Definition of MEZCAL
noun
Alternative form of mescal.
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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.
MEZCAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 68, 27 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 54 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MEZCAL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ACELMZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start MEZCAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found MEZCAL?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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