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MICAWBER
Definition of MICAWBER
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Micawber; a person of modest income or background who remains optimistic that their situation will improve.
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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.
MICAWBER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 74, 2 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 74, 2 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MICAWBER starts with M and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ABCEIMRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found MICAWBER?
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 74 - and most players walked straight past it.
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