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MICA
Definition of MICA
noun
Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin mīca (“grain, crumb”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MICA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MICA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACIM - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start MICA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found MICA?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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