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MOCKINGBIRD
Definition of MOCKINGBIRD
noun
Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From mocking + bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, hum as a wake-up call.
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.
MOCKINGBIRD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 30, 19 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 72 days.
First found by a player on Day 30, 19 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MOCKINGBIRD starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BCDGIIKMNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start MOCKING
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
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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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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